Even as an acquisition transfers financial control of Sweden’s Akademibokhandeln chain, reading-trend figures paint a concerning picture.
All That’s Nordic Isn’t Noir, in Scandinavian Rights Action
Brisk springtime rights trading is reported from Scandinavia, with nonfiction hits as well as fiction highlighted in Denmark, Iceland, Sweden, and Norway.
Swedish Translator Sarah Death on the Translation Business Today
In a look at translators’ careers, Sarah Death tells the Swedish Book Review that as freelancers, they’re dependent on what work is offered to them.
Sweden’s Storytel Buys Denmark’s People’s Press: ‘Everybody in the Same Family’
‘Our digital services can easily be used as a platform for testing’ books, Morten Strunge tells Publishing Perspectives, on acquiring a new publisher.
Bonnier’s New Self-Publishing Platform, Type & Tell: Authors Keep 100 Percent of Royalties
Called Type & Tell, Bonnier’s new self-publishing platform has been quietly tested in Sweden. Its English edition launches during London Book Fair.
An English Translation of a Japanese TV Series Based on a Swedish Book
A 36-year-old kids’ fantasy novel comes to UK and US screens this month. ‘Ronya, the Robber’s Daughter’ is by Astrid Lindgren, author of Pippi Longstocking.
Diversity Is the Point at Sweden’s ‘Different’ Children’s Book Publisher: Olika
Swedish children’s book publisher Olika Förlag has a decade-long history of promoting diversity, challenging gender stereotypes, and winning awards for their work.
Danish Publisher Politiken Launches Polaris Publishing in Sweden
A key player in the Danish publishing market has launched a new publishing house in Sweden: can doubling her market mean twice the success?
Publisher Janet Garton on Norvik Press’ Three Decades of Translation
‘Publishers weren’t interested in translations from Nordic literature or studies from Nordic writers,’ says Garton, so she and James MacFarlane created Norvik.
Bonnier Books CEO Jacob Dalborg: ‘Digitization Is Not Necessarily Evil’
The book business hasn’t experienced disruption as dramatic as that of industries, says Jacob Dalborg. The ‘core publishing activities of acquiring, editing and publishing stories’ are resilient.