Stephen Page and Morten Hesseldahl stressed the core values of publishing—author relationships, reading—at London Book Fair’s 2019 Quantum conference.
Frankfurter Buchmesse Opens Its Fifth Wildcard Stand Competition to 2019 Entries
Open to companies that haven’t exhibited at Frankfurter Buchmesse, the Wildcard competition offers a free stand to a German and an international startup.
Denmark’s UNSILO Working With BMJ; France’s Vivendi Approved To Buy Editis
UNSILO announces a partnership with journal publisher BMJ, while Vivendi is approved to close its acquisition of Editis in France.
Rights Roundup: A Post-Frankfurt Look at New Rights Sales
From business ‘agility’ to a memoirist’s breakthrough—with Beckett and James Joyce in the mix, as well—these are books to watch as we go deeper into Fall 2018.
Morten Hesseldahl, CEO of Gyldendal: ‘Stop Safeguarding an Old Culture’
After some time working in other media and cultural sectors, Morten Hesseldahl returns to the book industry as CEO of Denmark’s oldest publishing company, Gyldendal, with fresh observations.
Frankfurter Buchmesse Wildcard Winners: Reisedepeschen Verlag and UNSILO
Citing a record 457 submissions, Frankfurter Buchmesse–coming up October 10 to 14 this year–awards free exhibitor stands to a Danish artificial intelligence platform and a community publisher with bloggers.
Children’s Fun Publishing Celebrates 25 Years of International Business
After 25 years in business, Chinese publisher Children’s Fun Publishing celebrates its international activities and children’s books at the Bologna Book Fair.
At Copenhagen’s Literary Festival Kbh Reads, Consumers See and Hear Editors at Work
Taking audiences behind the scenes of the editorial process, publishing house editors at the recent Kbh Reads festival showed how they handle their work—and an author’s.
Danish Publisher Rosinante Enters a Rights Partnership With the UK’s Rogers Coleridge & White
Looking for wider sales for its Danish authors in English-language markets, Copenhagen publisher Rosinante & Co. has inked a new partnership with the UK agency Rogers Coleridge & White.
A Different Direction in Denmark: Palatium Pivots Into Publishing
An aggregator of English-language ebooks by self-published authors, Palatium sees more business potential in publishing books…for now.