Rüdiger Wischenbart in his Readmagine presentation says the coronavirus may speed up pre-pandemic book trends, including the growth of backlist audiobooks.
Programming Opens Today from Madrid’s Readmagine and Paris’ EDRLab
Coronavirus Impact: The development of digital programming for international publishing in the pandemic goes on, with the ‘Digital Publishing Summit.’
Coronavirus Notes: Events Going Digital, Spain’s Readmagine Among Them
Speakers and topics are being announced as registration opens for Madrid’s Readmagine conference, which plans its online events in June.
Denmark’s Saga Egmont on Its Acquisition of Spain’s Sonolibro
Having just acquired Sonolibro, Saga Egmont director Lasse Korsemann Horne sees the Spanish-language audiobook market as a key territory for expansion.
Coronavirus: In Spain, Publishers Weigh Crisis Management and Digital Capabilities
In Spain, trade book publishers have shown resistance to digitization. while education publishers have embraced digital technology in the coronavirus pandemic
Rights Roundup: Titles Selling Amid the Pandemic
Titles with rights sales to report in our roundup come from Finland, Turkey, Russia, the United Kingdom, the United States, Germany, and Spain.
Spain’s Readmagine Opts for ‘Plan B’; Frankfurt Extends the BookFest Deadline
Publishing conference Readmagine is organizing a digital approach for 2020, as Frankfurt allows publishers more time on BookFest concepts.
Coronavirus Worklife: Spanish Author Javier Castillo Meets 60,000 Fans Online During COVID-19 Lockdown
The Snow Girl by bestselling author Javier Castillo came out two days before Spain’s coronavirus lockdown. So his publisher Suma took his 30-city book tour online—where thousands of fans were waiting.
Spain’s PRH Grupo Editorial Runs a D2C Promotion To Support Spain’s Bookstores
While some skepticism has greeted Penguin Random House’s discount-and-coupon offers on print copies, others see a useful exercise in D2C sales.
Bookwire Cites Growth in Spanish-Language Audiobooks, Ebooks
The Spanish and Latin American markets are expected to have 14,000 Spanish-language audiobooks available this year, and, with ebooks, continued to see growth in 2019.