From rights on offer at the London Book Fair to digital developments in Thailand, our Spring 2016 magazine highlights rights opportunities across the globe.
Download: Bologna Book Fair 2016 Special Issue
As the Bologna Book Fair kicks off, download our special report on publishers and books from this year’s Guest of Honor country, Germany.
Free E-books from PEN World Voices Festival Writers
By Edward Nawotka The PEN World Voices Festivals has an extraordinary line up of writers this year. In case you weren’t able to make it to New York, the Festival organizers are offering free e-books summarizing some of the writing from each day’s participants and tailored to that day’s programming. Instructions: click on the version you want to download. Open …
81m Strong Germany Downloaded 900 Million Phone Apps in 2010
By Siobhan O’Leary The mobile research firm research2guidance reports that German mobile users downloaded around 900 million apps to their mobile telephones in 2010 — more than double the number of apps downloaded in 2009 (458 million) and nearly 150 million more than were forecasted in September. But does or will this eventually spell big revenues for app developers? Paid …
Download of Frankfurt Show Daily, October 16
Our final issue of the Frankfurt Edition show daily is hot off the press. In addition to covering two digital publishing companies present at the Fair, Open Road from the US and Shanda Literature from China, the October 16 issue covers STM e-book pricing, Estonia’s surprising publishing industry dynamics, and the IPA Copyright Symposium. You can also read about e-books …
Bonus Material: Download of Frankfurt Show Daily, October 15
It’s day 2 of the Frankfurt Book Fair, and our second Frankfurt Edition show daily is circulating the halls. Coverage for October 15 includes territorial copyright for English-language publishers, Chinese dissident authors and journalists on freedom of speech, the opening of the Gourmet Gallery exhibition and show kitchen, and the presentation of the Global Publishers Ranking Report. For those of …
Bonus Material: Download of Frankfurt Show Daily, October 14
Publishing Perspectives is reporting live from the Frankfurt Book Fair this year. Our printed Frankfurt Edition show daily for October 14 includes photos from the opening ceremony with German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Vice President of the People’s Republic of China Xi Jinping. We also attended TOC Frankfurt, the International Rights Directors Meeting, the Supply Chain Meeting and the off-site …