In today’s Rights Roundup, we have work from Canada, Scotland, France, Finland, Switzerland, Italy, Germany, and a study in Yiddish of Russian imprisonment.
Taiwan’s New Transmedia Agency: A ‘Theatre of Voices’
The new Taiwan Creative Content Agency (TAICCA) introduces drama, a historic newsreel, a boyhood tale, and a survey of literature.
Publishing Scotland on Nature Writing: ‘Possession and Being Possessed’
‘Nature writing’s got a job to do,’ says author Jim Crumley in Publishing Scotland’s new short documentary, ‘Second Nature.’
In Germany: Audiobooks, Ebooks, and the ‘Battle for Attention’
During the Frankfurt Book Fair, Bookwire released the results of its new German consumer survey on audio content and ebook consumption.
NPD BookScan: US Market sees 6.4 Percent Growth Through Third Quarter
In the US, biography and memoir ebooks sold more than 3 million units in the second quarter of 2020, up 59 percent over Q1.
Overall Frankfurter Buchmesse Digital Attendance: 200,000 Users
The world’s largest trade show registered 4,165 new buyers and sellers on its Frankfurt Rights platform, 2,388 on the B2B ‘matchmaking tool.’
In Frankfurt: Boos and Skipis Condemn French Teacher’s Beheading
Decrying Samuel Paty’s killing as a ‘cruel and cowardly act’ and an attack on freedom of speech, Frankfurt calls for unity.
Charleston Library Conference at Frankfurt: Open Access in Focus
In a Charleston Library Conference session at the Frankfurt Book Fair, the discussion centered on the changes brought by open access for academic libraries, researchers, and publishers.
Frankfurter Buchmesse Draws 148,000 Users from 183 Countries
With 3,627 events on Frankfurt’s digital events calendar for the week, the trade show has kept a big conversation going online.
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.