Hoping ‘it helps Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial increase its presence in the Catalan-language market,’ the company buys the 34-year-old La Campana.
Industry Notes: PRH Completes F+W Media Buy, MIT Reports Boost in Journals
The list of more than 2,000 nonfiction titles from F+W Media now is part of Penguin Publishing Group, as MIT Press touts jumps in 2018 impact factors.
Preparing for the Mueller Testimony: An Enhanced Edition of the Report
The Digital Public Library of America and publishing consultants Thad McIlroy and Bill Kasdorf have created a free, annotated ebook of the Mueller Report.
Switzerland’s getAbstract: Nonfiction Summaries, by Permission
Some fear that a summary can kill book sales, but Lucerne’s getAbstract for 20 years has created and distributed summaries in partnership with publishers.
Comics and Graphic Novels: Interview with Russia’s Dmitry Yakovlev
The chief of St. Petersburg’s comics and graphic novels publisher Bumknigo says it’s unlikely the sector will find the traction it has in France or the US.
The 2019 Firecracker Award Winners: CLMP Honors Magazines and Books
The Community of Literary Magazines and Presses’ 2019 Firecracker Awards mark five years in honoring fiction, nonfiction, poetry and literary magazines.
Spain’s ‘Fariña’—’Cocaine Coast’ on Netflix—Wins 2019 Liber Award
At the Liber International Book Fair in Madrid in October, the Spanish publishers’ federation will honor Altresmedia for ‘Fariña’ and for ‘Crea Lectura.’
F+W Media To Present Winning Community Bids to Bankruptcy Court
A list of successful bidders on F+W Media community properties goes to bankruptcy court for approval in a hearing. Highest bid: $2.9 million for crafts.
Penguin Random House Buys F+W Media’s Books at Auction
Penguin Random House is acquiring the book publishing assets of F+W Media, which include the Writer’s Digest catalog. Communities to be auctioned separately June 13.
Czech Newspaper Launches Crowdfunded Effort in Book Publishing
The Miami-based Czech news correspondent Jana Ciglerová is the author of the first book to be released in October by the newly established Edice N in Prague.