Grupo Planeta in Spain announced ‘e-circulo’ an initiative which will allow readers to rent e-books via e-streaming
E-books Show a Slow, Steady Rise in Latin America
In Latin America, e-book sales are off to a slow start, but a new e-reader called Papyre aims to change that.
Brazil’s DLD E-book Distribution Platform Opens For Business
A year after six Brazilian publishers launched the DLD e-book distribution platform, it opens for business today. By Carlo Carrenho In March 2010, six Brazilian publishers –- Objetiva (partially owned by Santillana), Record, Sextante, Rocco, Planeta and L&PM — teamed up to launch an e-book distribution company called Distribuidora de Livros Digitais (DLD). The business model has several similarities with …
Argentina: A Nation of Offbeat Writers, Exquisite Publishers
• This year’s Guest of Honor at the Frankfurt Book Fair as seen through the eyes of one of its top literary editors • Photo: Argentina Guest of Honour presentation at the Frankfurt Book Fair 2010 By Alejandra Rodríguez Ballester (translated from the Spanish by Emily Williams) “If there is one writer that readers outside of Argentina shouldn’t miss, it’s …
How I Accidentally Became a Book Scout
• Todd Sattersten, a business book author became a scout by accident: a Twitter exchange led to a relationship with Spain’s Grupo Planeta. • Now preparing for his first Frankfurt Book Fair, he describes his journey into this mysterious profession and offers tips on selling books abroad. By Todd Sattersten “Really?” That’s what most people say when I tell them I …
Introducing Libranda: Spain’s Big Three Finalize Their Push into Ebooks
By Emily Williams The long-awaited e-book platform from Spain’s big three publishers now has a name. At a meeting with booksellers in Madrid on Tuesday, representatives of the new company announced it will be called Libranda, and will offer the biggest selection of e-books in Spanish and Catalán in the world. Libranda will act as a digital distributor with no …
Global Trade Talk: No Winner for Nigerian Book Prize; Planeta Prize Shortly
By Edward Nawotka At a gala held in Abjua, Nigeria Saturday night, twelve judges failed to settle on a winner for the $50,000 Nigeria Prize for Literature. It is the second time since the prize was inaugurated in 2004 that no winner was announced. The prize, sponsored by Nigeria LNG Limited (the state natural gas production company), is intended to …
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