From the Arts & Humanities Research Council: Pessimism about translated literature’s prospects in the UK is ‘outdated.’ A new report.
European Commission Makes Amazon Antitrust Commitments Official
The European Commission calls Amazon’s antitrust commitments ‘a timely, effective and comprehensive solution to the competition concerns’ raised.
Serbia’s National Library in Cultural Partnership With Sharjah Book Authority
From Gulf News: Aimed at cross-promotion of each other’s cultural initiatives, the new Serbia-Sharjah agreement will come into play at book fairs.
Industry Notes: Europeana Opens ‘Literary Tour’; Trio in UK Opens Literary Events Consultancy
Keyed on World Book Day, the cultural heritage platform Europeana opens a literature focus, as a new consultancy for festivals opens in the UK.
A Big Market Report: ‘Largest Cultural Industry in Europe’
With 575,000 new titles in 2015—and employing more than 150,000 people—the highly varied publishing industries of Europe come together in a new report.
Author Elizabeth Kostova on Her Mission to Promote Bulgaria’s Writers
In an interview with Words Without Borders, Elizabeth Kostova talks about her work ‘to get all this wonderful contemporary literature from Bulgaria into English.’
Vilnius’ Annual Book Fair Is Open, Hailing Lithuanians’ International Projection of Their Culture
Lithuania’s key event in literature builds on last year’s turnout of close to 68,000 people and is geared to attractions for adult and younger readers.
Holiday Retail: Iceland’s Jolabokaflod, or Christmas Book Flood
The Icelandic publishing industry has a somewhat extreme emphasis on the holiday sales push, with Jólabókaflóð this year carrying more than 840 titles.
European Book Publishing 2015 Statistics: 22 Million Titles in Stock
Citing a market value estimated at €36 billion to €38 billion, the European book publishing statistics report from FEP counts 575,000 titles published.
Diversity in Translation, a New Report from Europe
As rights and licensing appear to offer the world publishing industry more and more potential in terms of revenue, the new Diversity Report 2016 explores what works.