Publishers and distributors in Spain open an international registration hub, as Frankfurt takes applications for its 2021 translators program.
Coming in March: A New Platform for the Pubeasy Ordering System
‘A streamlined modern interface’ is promised in the coming rebuild of the Web-based international book ordering system.
Industry Notes: UAE’s Emirates Fest Tickets On Sale; Canada’s Hebb Grants Open
Industry Notes: Tickets to the hybrid Emirates Festival of Literature, and grant applications open at the Access Copyright Foundation.
Industry Notes: Short Story Awards in Spain and the United Kingdom
The Madrid-based Desperate Literature program and the BBC National Short Story Award open submissions and name their 2021 jurors.
Industry Notes: Midas Buys BKS Literary Agency; Audio Publishers Sets Conference
One of London’s leading PR firms in publishing accounts buys a literary agency, and APAC 2021 is announced as a digital conference.
Book Aid International’s Year: 867,567 Books to 19 Countries
Solar lamps as well as hundreds of thousands of books were in play in 2020 for Book Aid International’s logistics team and donor-publishers.
MVB: North American Booksellers Join Pubeasy in Record Numbers
Citing disruption caused by the pandemic, Pubeasy records a 600-percent increase in the number of North American booksellers using its online ordering services.
Industry Notes: Tom Weldon at FutureBook; Penguin Random House UK and India
Musing on books’ resilience in the pandemic, Tom Weldon talks with Philip Jones; and Penguin Random House India partners with Pippa Rann.
Industry Notes: Italian Bookstores Stay Open, Guadalajara Named World Book Capital
Italy’s bookstores are allowed to operate amid COVID-19 restrictions, and Guadalajara becomes UNESCO’s World Book Capital for 2022.
Amazon Literary Partnership Opens for 2021 Submissions
Supporting everything from PEN America to the Asian American Writers’ Workshop, Amazon Literary Partnership focuses on author development.