Oslo’s Ludenso and Boulder’s Books of Discovery are bringing augmented reality to bodywork trainers and other therapy professionals.
Cambridge University Press Partners With Norway’s Ludenso on AR Textbooks
Using the Oslo-based ‘Ludenso Studio’ platform, Cambridge expects to enhance its textbooks with increased value in imagery and other assets.
At Frankfurt: ‘The Future of Storytelling’ is About Reaching Readers
In a forward-looking Publishing Perspectives Forum session at Frankfurter Buchmesse, speakers emphasized the importance of engaging with readers online in innovative ways.
France’s Asmodee Slates Book-to-Comics Releases for 2022
Asmodee Group’s brand-extension partnerships now include Ox Eye Media and its Source Point Press for comics based on games.
The Netherlands’ ‘Renew the Book’ Names Its 2021 Longlist
The ‘Renew the Book’ Innovation Award is intended to support Dutch startups and organizations that promote reading.
Beijing International Book Fair Announces Rights Trading Success
Organizers of the 27th Beijing International Book Fair announce 1,400 exhibitors registered for their ‘Smart Rights Link’ online platform.
Germany’s Springer Nature Activates a MOOC & BOOK Textbook
The revived world of ‘massive open online courses’ has prompted Springer Nature to work with Italian universities on new textbooks for MOOCs.
Rights Roundup: Debuts in the Dog Days of Summer
Titles in our latest Rights Roundup are by authors based in Sweden, Canada, the UAE, Iceland, the UK, Ecuador, and China’s Sichuan province.
China’s Book Market: A 2019 Update From the OpenBook Beijing Conference
As online retailers captured some 70 percent of book sales in the Chinese market, researchers say 2019 saw a downturn of almost 7 percent in new titles.
Interview: Beijing Book Fair’s Liying Lin on Books and 5G
Streaming an interview with an astronaut to 60 million students in 80,000 schools in China was one of this year’s feats at the 26th Beijing Book Fair.