The 37th iteration of the Guadalajara International Book Fair opens with IPA’s Karine Pansa flagging world publishing’s challenges.
At Guadalajara Book Fair: Guest of Honor EU Plans a Professional Program
The Guest of Honor EU program at Guadalajara includes a three-day program for European, Latin American, and Caribbean professionals.
Rights Edition: At Guadalajara, Spanish-Language Publishers Eye the US Market
With more than 62 million Hispanics in the United States, demand for Spanish-language books is on the rise, specialists say.
Apple Races to Open iBookstore in Latin America, Causing Headaches
The iBookstore is about to open in Latin America, using the Falkland Islands and Guyana to originate sales, but Apple and its suppliers aren’t making it easy.
Print Books Bottom Out in Spain, But One Bookseller Defies
The 2011 stats for Spanish print publishing are down dramatically almost across the board, but Madrid is still anticipating a huge new bookstore in September.
The First Virtual Book Fair Attracts 60,000, but Fades Away
Spain’s Virtual Book Fair took place between the 6-12 March and experienced first-time afflictions, but offered an interesting model for interaction.
Buenos Aires Book Fair Embraces Tech, Preps Who’s Who List
The Buenos Aires Book Fair, April 19-May 7, added O’Reilly’s TOC confab, bolstering its region-leading program, and is compiling a top 50 list of professionals.
Venezuela’s Book Import Controls Threaten Cultural Isolation
“I know beforehand that I will not have the book the client is asking for in 90% of cases.” By Julieta Lionetti CARACAS: Just 1% of titles published in Spanish ever make it to Venezuela, says Roger Michelena, owner of Librerias Michelena and editorial director and founder of Ficcion Breve, an independent literary trade publisher in Caracas. Of the many …
Barcelona’s Blackie Books: Pretty Books for the Apocalypse
Named after a beloved but deceased pet, Barcelona’s Blackie Books is a surprisingly successful independent publisher of cult fiction, poetry, and illustration.