Twelve titles will be presented for potential film development on February 11 as part of this year’s Books at Berlinale program at the Berlin International Film Festival.
RightsTech Europe: A New Summit for Publishing and ‘Related Sectors’
On April 9-10 in Frankfurt, the new RightsTech Europe conference will explore rights management and monetization in book publishing and media industries.
Open Access: Germany’s De Gruyter Signs ‘Read and Publish’ Deal in Iowa
The new three-year pilot agreement with Berlin’s De Gruyter aligns with Iowa State’s endorsement of the OA2020 open access initiative, based in Munich.
Germany’s Bestselling Books of 2018: Crime, Politics, and Big Questions
In fiction, thriller writer Sebastian Fitzek tops the list of Germany’s bestselling books in 2018. In nonfiction, the top-selling title is Michelle Obama’s ‘Becoming.’
Details Announced for Germany’s Guest of Honor Program at the Taipei International Book Exhibition
Themed on ‘German Stories,’ the Guest of Honor program at Taipei International Book Exhibition in February is to feature the 100th anniversary of the Bauhaus as part of its presentation.
Winners Named in German Humanities Translation Prize
The biennial program in the humanities from Geisteswissenschaften International names translators Brian Hanrahan and Alan Robinson winners of the 2019 competition cycle.
IPR License Signs S. Fischer Publishing Houses in Germany to Its Network
The newest addition to IPR License’s growing roster of offerings in online trading and licensing is S. Fischer Verlage, based in Frankfurt.
Frankfurter Buchmesse Announces the Inaugural RightsTech: Europe
The Frankfurter Buchmesse announces a cooperation with the organizers of the RightsTech Summit to bring this rights-focused conference to Europe in April 2019.
Rights Roundup: A Handful of Titles for the Holidays
From ecologically sensitive fiction to a ‘counter-history’ in the field of sustainable energy, agents and rights directors talk up their best titles.
Industry Notes: Germany’s Publishers’ Forum and THE ARTS+, Publishing Scotland Fellows
The 2019 Publishers’ Forum in Berlin will feature a programming partnership with the Frankfurter Buchmesse’s THE ARTS+, while Publishing Scotland has issued its call for fellowship applications.