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Bookselling in Denmark: Prioritizing English Over German, Nonfiction Over Novels?
A visit to bookstores in Copenhagen reveals a bias toward America and the UK rather than, as one might expect, Denmark’s neighbor Germany.
Who Gets Hurt Most By Borders’ Bankruptcy?
Thousands of out-of-work booksellers, indebted publishers, smaller mid-list print-runs, fewer book reviews . . . the long-term repercussions of Borders’ bankruptcy are unpleasant to contemplate. By Edward Nawotka In today’s story, Philip Downer, former CEO of Borders UK examines why Borders went bankrupt. As someone who grew up outside Ann Arbor, Michigan, I was always a little proud to point …
Spanish Content: The Next Frontier in the Digital Race
• Spanish is the third most-spoken language on the planet, after English and Chinese, and the international digital battleground for Spanish-language e-book publishing is just heating up. • Several projects — most notably, Libranda — have launched in the past year and are making progress in finally supplying this large, hungry market with digital content. By Javier Celaya To date, …