Riding a big 2020 boost from Saga Egmont and overall digital growth during the pandemic, Denmark’s Lindhardt & Ringhof has ‘ambitious plans’ for 2021.
Germany’s Bookwire and Denmark’s Saga Egmont: Spanish-Language Content
Distributor Bookwire and digital publisher Saga Egmont partner to make thousands of Spanish-language ebooks and audiobooks available.
Interview: CEO Allen Lau on Wattpad’s $600 Million Merger with Korea’s Naver
The merger between Canada’s Wattpad and South Korea’s Naver, says Allen Lau, is built on audience and platform expansion.
Canada’s Wattpad Announces It’s Being Acquired by South Korea’s Naver
Toronto-based Wattpad will retain its leadership team following its acquisition by South Korean tech company Naver, in a US$600 million cash and stock deal.
Oxford University Press Puts Its Full ‘World Classics’ List Online
‘In the last year, we’ve really seen the importance of reliable digital products’ amid the constraints of the pandemic, says David Clark.
Germany’s FuturePublish 2021 Conference: ‘Agile Is the New Normal’
The FuturePublish conference in Berlin was one of the last physical events of its kind this year, and will be a digital show in January.
Our Frankfurt Magazine: Denmark’s Saga Egmont Is Hiring for Digital Releases
With a goal of building digital revenue ‘our authors can make a living from,’ Saga Egmont’s Lasse Horne is staffers for digital.
Publishing Perspectives Talk: ‘Digital Format Adoption and the Pandemic’
The next Publishing Perspectives Talk at the 2020 Frankfurt Book Fair is on the digital-format usage by consumers during pandemic lockdowns.
Frankfurter Buchmesse Online: Our Publishing Perspectives Talks 2020
The trio of Publishing Perspectives Talks this year brings together some of the sharpest players in their respective sectors for agile debate.
Nielsen Book Releases Australian Audiobook Consumer Research
What’s reported to be the first study of audiobook consumer behavior in Australia points to a new, young audience for the format.