The IPA names the late Lokman Slim’s Dar Al Jadeed the 2021 Prix Voltaire laureate, and adds an award for China’s late Li Liqun.
CONTEC México 2021: Focus on a ‘New Generation of Children’s Content’
This year’s CONTEC México program from Frankfurter Buchmesse brings together textual and visual storytellers.
International Publishers Association Names Prix Voltaire Shortlist
The Prix Voltaire shortlist, honoring valor in the defense of free speech, includes publishers in Guatemala, Turkey, Lebanon, Belarus, and Gaza.
Industry Notes: Guadalajara Publishers and Bookstore Honors in Barcelona
Industry Notes: In Mexico, seven independent publishers form an alliance, and Spain’s Liber program honors the 100-year-old Balmes bookstore.
Children’s Publisher Lee & Low Buys the Bilingual Cinco Puntos Press
The multicultural publisher of children’s books Lee & Low buys the 130-book list of El Paso’s bilingual Cinco Puntos Press.
Bookwire’s New ‘Digital Consumer Book Barometer’: 2020 Data
The latest ‘Digital Consumer Book Barometer’ includes statistics from Italy, the German-language markets, Spain, Brazil, Mexico, and French-language Canada.
IPA’s 2021 Prix Voltaire Winner To Be Named at Guadalajara
The 35th Guadalajara International Book Fair will be the venue for the freedom to publish announcement made by the IPA.
Spanish-Language Digital Publishing: A New Report
A new digital publishing report based on Bookwire’s Spanish-language customers cautions the book industry on ‘What We Need To Learn.’
Scribd Audio Introduces Spanish Audiobooks in Mexico
Widening its newly announced Scribd Audio program, the subscription service announces new Spanish-language audiobooks for its Mexican users.
Denmark’s Saga Egmont Acquires Mexico’s Cuántica Activa Audiolibros
Saga Egmont says the acquisition of Mexican audiobook publisher Cuántica Activa Audiolibros fits with its growth in Spanish book markets.