Asking the question, ‘How do we want to continue living together in Europe?’ Frankfurt Book Fair’s Weltempfang is a hub of debate and inquiry.
The Man Booker Prize Gets a Triple Highlight at Frankfurt Book Fair
Six days before the announcement of the winner of the 2016 Man Booker Prize, Frankfurt Book Fair will have three events in recognition of its international influence.
Record Number of Applications: Frankfurt Book Fair Announces Its 2016 Fellows
Applications from 100 candidates in 34 countries were received this year, Frankfurt administrators choosing 16 participants to become the fair’s fellows in October.
China’s StoryDrive Asia 2016 in Beijing: Powered by ‘Hyper IP’
With a new StoryDrive Asia event coming to Singapore, Beijing’s fourth annual iteration revved the potential gains that develop when content industries fuel each others’ expertise.
International Transmedia: A Fourth StoryDrive Rolls Into Beijing
‘Online literature is an important topic for this year’s conference,’ says Frankfurt Book Fair’s Juergen Boos, as his team prepares to participate in the fourth annual doing of StoryDrive China.
StoryDrive Asia Powers On: Announcing a Singapore Debut
‘Access for international publishers to entirely new players,’ says Frankfurt Book Fair’s Juergen Boos on the StoryDrive program’s expansion to Singapore.
A Global Focus on Intellectual Property in Frankfurt
Frankfurt Book Fair director Juergen Boos outlines why intellectual property is even more important in the digital age and how Frankfurt will reflect that priority in 2016.
UNESCO Focus 2011: Interview with FBF Director Juergen Boos
Juergen Boos talks about digitization in publishing and upcoming highlights at the Frankfurt Book Fair.
Unearthing New Content and New Rights Opportunities in Frankfurt
By Juergen Boos, Director of the Frankfurt Book Fair Publishers of all sizes earn a significant amount of their revenue from rights and licenses. Rights managers at these publishing companies, as well as literary agents, are most often the people who understand how to “translate” stories, ideas and information into other languages, formats and territories — who know how to …
From Frankfurt 2010: Content Knows No Borders
By Edward Nawotka and Liz Bury (This story originally appeared in the Publishing Perspectives show daily at the Frankfurt Book Fair on 6 October 2010. Download the complete, 32-page show daily here or click on the image to view the online version.) “There is an ocean of stories out there, with endless potential,” noted Frankfurt Book Fair director Juergen Boos …