Promising that the Kafka-Brod papers will be made ‘accessible in the broadest way for generations to come,’ a long legal controversy comes to an end at the National Library of Israel.
Big and Small, Old and New: Oxford University Press and Its Israeli Startups
‘The world of publishing has evolved one small step and then stopped,’ says a digital entrepreneur, one of three whose Israeli startup is collaborating with the venerable Oxford University Press.
Amid Controversy, Israel Repeals Its Fixed Price ‘Book Law’
Israel has repealed its Law for the Protection of Literature and Writers, which required fixed book prices for 18 months and minimum author royalty rates.
The State of Jewish Digital Publishing (Part 1)
Ben Denckla outlines the challenges of creating reflowable digital texts that incorporate challenging elements present in a wide variety of Jewish books.
Total BooX: Ebooks for the Way the 21st-Century Reader Reads
When it comes to catering to Millennials, Total BooX believes that eliminating the friction in the traditional ebook purchasing process is key.
In Jerusalem, A “Retreat” for Editors, Agents and Scouts
For the 30th Jerusalem Book Fair Fellowship Program, 35 alumni — editors, agents and scouts — joined 39 new fellows for a week of professional networking.
Celebrating German-Israeli Relations Through Books
Events at the book fairs in Jerusalem, Leipzig, Bologna and Frankfurt are honoring the Jubilee year of German-Israeli diplomatic and literary relations.
Expanding the International Rights Market for Children’s Books
A new breed of independent foreign rights professionals specialized in children’s book rights sales has emerged, and they are finding new homes abroad for kids’ literature.
When It Comes to Tech, Execution Wins Out Over Ideas
Yossi Vardi, Israel’s preeminent tech investor and entrepreneur, offers his secrets to success.
French Cartoonist Banned from Israel
Maximilien Le Roy, a French cartoonist invited to the Palestine Cartoon Festival, was banned from Israel for his work on Palestine.