Under the European Union Prize for Literature’s new regime, the main prize for Martina Vidaić’s book is flanked by five special mentions.
Germany’s Springer Nature: New Sustainability Report
The 2022 ‘Sustainable Business Report’ from the Springer Nature Group examines workforce dynamics and responses to the climate crisis.
In Germany: Bookwire Announces Opening a United States Subsidiary
The ebook and audiobook distributor Bookwire opens its presence in a seventh country, looking to the United States for new business.
Springer Nature Partners with Germany’s EMBO Journals
A ‘society publisher,’ the European Molecular Biology Organization, announces an open-access agreement with Springer Nature.
‘Day of European Authors’: A New Outreach to Youth
The EC’s first ‘Day of European Authors’ has been welcomed and co-organized in at least 27 European member-states, led by Brussels.
Italy in France: ‘Passions Italiennes’ at Paris’ Festival
Fifty authors are among the Italian delegation being readied for Italy’s guest-of-honor turn at April’s Salon du Livre de Paris.
Audiobooks: Germany’s Bookwire Partners with Podium
The California-based book publisher Podium partners with Bookwire for digital book distribution and production.
Rights Edition: Tove Jansson’s Moomin Characters Licensed to Barnes & Noble
Almost 80 years after the first of Tove Jansson’s Moomins appeared, the US market finds the durable characters at Barnes & Noble.
Germany’s Börsenverein Questions ‘Bitter’ Verdict on Ebay Discounts
‘The cat bites its own tail,’ says the Börsenverein’s legal adviser, in a German court decision on book discounts offered by vendors on Ebay.
At Bologna: Spain’s Publishers Report Growing Children’s Book Exports
FGEE reports that Spain’s exports of children’s books increased by 3.4 percent, to €24.2 million in 2021, with Mexico as a primary market.