‘The readers feel the book was written to them,’ says one of two authors of ‘postcard books’ in Denmark, books ‘sent from somewhere unknown,’
The Danish Digitization Debate and Educational Publishers’ Dilemma
‘We need to leave the old distinction between analog and digital behind,’ says a Danish educational publisher. But is the new approach working?
All That’s Nordic Isn’t Noir, in Scandinavian Rights Action
Brisk springtime rights trading is reported from Scandinavia, with nonfiction hits as well as fiction highlighted in Denmark, Iceland, Sweden, and Norway.
At London Book Fair: Hay Festival Names ‘Aarhus 39’ Writers
Working with UNESCO’s European Capital of Culture program for Denmark this autumn, Hay Festival plans a new children’s literature festival for October.
Sweden’s Storytel Buys Denmark’s People’s Press: ‘Everybody in the Same Family’
‘Our digital services can easily be used as a platform for testing’ books, Morten Strunge tells Publishing Perspectives, on acquiring a new publisher.
Of Hype and Hygge: Those Books Aren’t Danish
As we near London Book Fair, the adult coloring book tide has receded, but these Danish hygge titles are plentiful. Who’s missing out? Danish publishers.
Denmark’s Egmont Ends 27 Years in Russian Children’s Book Market
Despite its stance among the top three children’s publishers in Russia, the Danish media corporation Egmont has sold its Russian operation to shareholders.
Danish Publisher Politiken Launches Polaris Publishing in Sweden
A key player in the Danish publishing market has launched a new publishing house in Sweden: can doubling her market mean twice the success?
Denmark’s Bogforum: Bringing Readers, Authors and Publishers Together
At Denmark’s largest book fair, Bogforum, director Andreas Nordkild Poulsen is working on engaging readers and giving publishers and authors a public forum.
Denmark’s New Palatium: Curating Indie Books for Subscriptions
Can a ‘gateway to worldwide subscription services’ for self-published authors up the ante for those services? Two Danes think believe it can.