The new award, with its inaugural presentation set for next summer, is open to submissions both in fiction and nonfiction.
‘Amplified Publishing’: Kate Pullinger Leads a New Exploration
The author, university professor, and evolving-media specialist opens a new project in creative work and the digital context.
Bologna Children’s Book Fair: Italy Published 7,289 Kids’ Titles in 2020
The Association of Italian Publishers participates in Monday’s Bologna Book Plus conference and shares 2020 book publishing and rights sales data from Italy.
Two Updates from Italy: Affirming the 18App, Supporting Bookstores
As Italy’s 18App for young adults gains increased government funding for 2021, France experiments with its own ‘Pass Culture.’
Springer Nature Opens Another Transformative Agreement in Europe
Springer Nature formalizes its 14th national transformative agreement, 13 of which are in Europe. This one is for four years.
The ‘GLLI’ Translated YA Book Prize Announces 2021 Brazilian Co-Winners
The Global Literature in Libraries Initiative names two winners for 2021, both translated from Brazilian Portuguese by Larissa Helena.
Springer Nature Acquires Paris’ Open Access Atlantis Press
Atlantis Press, a French publisher of conference proceedings, is bought by Germany’s Springer Nature, which adds to its portfolio a platform that sees 1.5 million downloads monthly.
Spain’s Publishers: COVID-19 Boosted Readership to a Record High in 2020
In a new FGEE survey of Spanish readers, the number of people reading weekly increased from 50 percent in 2019 to 57 percent in 2020.
Springer Nature: A White Paper on Researchers and Gold Open Access
Results of a survey of almost 1,400 ResearchGate members who had interacted with Springer Nature publications form the basis of this paper.
Springer Nature CEO Vrancken Peeters: Case for Gold Open Access
In his address to the APE conference, the Springer Nature CEO makes a determined case for gold over green open access.