Apple may end up being the first of the big international e-book players to launch in Latin America, but will high prices stop it from taking full advantage?
Libranda Expects 10,000 E-books Available by End of 2011
Spanish e-book platform Libranda now has more than 5,000 e-book titles available, and up to 10,000 could be on sale by the end of the year.
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.
B&N’s NOOKBooks en Español Gives US Retailer Unique Position in Global E-book Market
By Emily Williams There has been a lot of talk about digital content in Spanish-language publishing over the past three years, and publishers have started the e-book ball rolling with major digitization and e-distribution initiatives, but one key link has still been missing: the final retail connection with the consumer. The booksellers in Spain seem to be dragging their heels, …
Is Digital Spanish-language Content a Missed Opportunity for the Americans?
By Edward Nawotka Today’s lead story discusses the burgeoning Spanish-language market for digital content. During BookExpo America earlier this year, we offered several articles discussing the state of Spanish-language publishing in North America, where the Hispanic book buying market is estimated at about $1 billion, of which 30-35% of those sales are in Spanish-language books. At the time, we wondered “Whatever …