Following meetings with government, educational, and cultural leadership, Spain’s publishers’ federation plans to invigorate reading domestically and promote Spanish literature internationally.
Japan’s Kinokuniya Announces 33rd Overseas Bookstore in Abu Dhabi
The Tokyo-based bookstore chain is announcing a second venue in the United Arab Emirates, the Dubai store having opened in 2008.
Japan’s Kinokuniya Merges Its US Stores With Its Stationery Subsidiary
The international bookstore chain adds seven stores run directly by Kinokuniya after the company merges with its US gift and stationery subsidiary chain.
Book Aid International Benefits from Blackwell’s Auction
Expanding its partnership with Book Aid International during its 140th year, the Blackwell’s bookstore chain is auctioning four signed editions.
Frankfurter Buchmesse Adds a Book Sales Day at the Fair
For the first time, exhibitors at the Frankfurter Buchmesse will be able to sell books on both the Saturday and Sunday of the fair.
Elliott Management Agrees to Buy Barnes & Noble, Daunt to Run Both B&N and UK’s Waterstones
Elliott will pay some US$476 million for Barnes & Noble, having last year bought the UK’s main chain Waterstones. James Daunt is to run both companies.
Börsenverein Report: German Book Market Seen to Stabilize and Expand in 2018
In an upbeat report, the German book market is seen as having grown last year for the first time since 2012–by 300,000 buyers–with its financial performance leveling out.
New Speakers in the International Publishers Association Nairobi Seminar
An award-winning teacher, a leader in indigenous-language publishing, and a publisher called “the father of African publishing” are on the bill in Kenya.
Industry Notes: Kinokuniya Partners With PRH on Ebooks; ‘Scribner Building’ Acquired
A partnership with PRH lets Kinokuniya consumers compare English and Japanese editions. And a building in which Hemingway once was printed has been bought.
The International Publishers Association’s Seminar Series in Nairobi: ‘Africa Rising’
In June, the IPA’s seminar series for African publishing will address talent and readership development, digital opportunities, copyright protection, and more.