Yes, the digital world offers equal opportunity for all. And when it doesn’t, it’s often people from the smaller nations that take things into their own hands.
NZ’s Gecko Press: Translating the World’s Top Kid’s Lit
Founded in 2005, New Zealand indie Gecko Press specializes in translating ‘curiously good books from around the world.’ Here, a conversation with its founder.
Earthquake Inspires New Zealand Author to Launch Own Press
Following New Zealand’s tragic Christchurch earthquake, YA author Jill Marshall was inspired to start her own publishing company, Pear Jam Books.
Connecting New Zealand to the Rest of the World Through E-books
Several New Zealand publishing organizations have collaborated to digitize and sell e-books globally under the brand Great New Zealand E-books.
Frankfurt Video Report: Friday, October 14
Andrew Wilkins interviews Kevin Chapman, president of the New Zealand Publishers Association about the country’s appearance as the 2012 Guest of Honour at the Frankfurt Book Fair.
New Zealand to Be 2012 Guest of Honour at the Frankfurt Book Fair
By Hannah Johnson New Zealand will be the Guest Honor at the Frankfurt Book Fair in 2012, made official today in Auckland as FBF Director Juergen Boos signed a contract with the Chief Executive of New Zealand’s Ministry for Culture and Heritage, Lewis Holden. This will be the fourth time that an English-speaking country has been Guest of Honour at …
Bhutanese Cuisine, Charity Books Among Winners of 2011 Gourmand Cookbook Awards
By Olivia Snaije Gourmand’s 16th Awards took place last night at Paris’ famed music hall, Les Folies Bergeres, following the opening yesterday of the second Paris Cookbook Fair (from which we’ll have our report on Monday). For over two hours Edouard Cointreau’s ever-growing cookbook awards ceremony paid homage to chefs, publishers, photographers and designers, this year with a penchant for …
“The Kids Get It, Even If You Don’t”: Transmedia Storytelling in the Classroom
Editorial by Ian Harper MINNEAPOLIS: The National Education Technology Plan in the US has prescribed a wholesale technological transformation for education. Yet, adults — parents and teachers alike — often fear what’s “out there” on the Internet, whether “they” are bullies, predatory stalkers or pornography. This has made educators reluctant to embrace sharing technologies in the classroom. As a result, open …
Tell Us About the Top App and E-book Developers in Your Country
By Edward Nawotka Here at Publishing Perspectives we’ve covered app and e-book developers in some far-off lands — Romania, Indonesia (Equinox is a major iApp developer) and, as featured in today’s lead story, New Zealand. In this digital age, writers, authors and publishers are looking to work with the top talent wherever they can find them. We too are lookout for …
New Zealand’s Kiwa Media Pioneers Multi-lingual, Multi-media (and Maori) E-books for Children
By Edward Nawotka AUCKLAND: Looking for an enhanced e-book that you can read in English, Spanish, Japanese, Italian Chinese or . . . Maori? Kiwa Media, a software developer in Auckland, New Zealand has has what you need. Throughout 2010, Kiwa Media has launched some fifteen enhanced e-books for children -– dubbed QBooks –- that function like typical illustrated e-books, …