Jessica Sänger of the German Publishers and Booksellers Association goes over the European Parliament’s action last week that put the Single Digital Market’s copyright directive into reconsideration.
Berlin’s Venerable Ullstein Buchverlage: ‘Building Our Literary Reputation’
Ullstein describes itself as Germany’s most successful hardcover publisher. And while many houses are commercializing, Ullstein wants to be more literary.
Five Startups from Germany, Latvia, and Romania Chosen for 2018 CONTENTshift
When the five startups chosen for this year’s CONTENTshift program in Germany pitch their respective offers at Frankfurter Buchmesse, they’ll have been given three months of accelerator attention and support.
Liebeskind and Verlag Antje Kunstmann: Independent Publishers in a Shifting German Marketplace
Two independent publishers in Germany talk about how they are preserving their literary lists as the market shifts toward commercial titles and other forms of entertainment.
Frankfurt Notes: Pre-Buchmesse Fun Run; Film Adaptation Award Submissions
The week of Frankfurter Buchmesse will be kicked off by the fair’s second 5K fun run, and submissions have opened for this year’s A Book Is a Film Is a Game program’s awards.
A Developing Snapshot of a Market: Frankfurter Buchmesse’s Editors’ Tour of Germany
UK and US editors are in Germany this week—on a trip organized by the Frankfurter Buchmesse—and hearing German publishers address a big issue in the market right now: finding more book buyers.
Frankfurter Buchmesse Wildcard Winners: Reisedepeschen Verlag and UNSILO
Citing a record 457 submissions, Frankfurter Buchmesse–coming up October 10 to 14 this year–awards free exhibitor stands to a Danish artificial intelligence platform and a community publisher with bloggers.
Looking for the Next Hit in Germany: Wattpad Announces a Partnership With Bavaria Fiction
German-language users spend an average 10 million minutes on Wattpad daily. That may soon pay off for both the platform in Toronto and for Munich’s Bavaria Fiction in a new partnership.
Aleida and Jan Assmann To Receive the 2018 Peace Prize of the German Book Trade
The husband-wife team of Aleida and Jan Assmann, both authors and researchers, are known for their work in “cultural memory” and its contrast in many instances to individual experience and recollection in society.
Deadlines: Call for Papers in Germany, Translation Fund Applications in Scotland
Translation funding for international publishers interested in Scottish writings and a call for papers and presentations for the January Future!Publish conference in Germany are open and have deadlines in place this summer.