Digital distribution and retailing is ramping up, but a year after publishers started investing in innovation just 4,000 titles are available in Brazilian Portuguese.
Is Brazil on Your Publishing Agenda for 2011?
By Hannah Johnson There’s no question that Brazil’s publishing industry is growing, and looking to the international publishing community for content and partnerships. There is also support from within the country to help fuel this growth. Brazilian government purchases account for 25% of the publishing industry’s total earnings, and the majority of these purchases are in the K-12 textbook segment. …
Bestsellers in Brazil: January 2011
By Carlo Carrenho, PublishNews.com.br These bestseller lists originally appeared on our partner website, PublishNews Brazil, a joint venture between PublishNews and Publishing Perspectives. If you would like to receive a bi-weekly email newsletter about the Brazilian publishing industry, subscribe here. Every month, PublishNews Brazil will publish a summary of PublishNews‘ monthly bestseller list. The original list, in Portuguese, has weekly, …
A Little Bit of Brazil in Frankfurt
By Ricardo Costa In 2013, Brazil will be the Guest of Honour at the Frankfurt Book Fair, and it’s not too early to consider what the country has to offer. With 220 million people and $2.5 billion in book sales for 2009, Brazil, has a book industry that is booming, one producing more titles –- with more efficiency –- and …