To celebrate World Book Day, Amazon Publishing is offering ‘At the End of the Matinee’ by Keiichiro Hirano and other translations for free download through April 24.
Translators in the UK Call for Racial Equality in Literary Translation
The UK’s Translators Association issues a statement on debates about who should translate whom–and ‘institutional barriers.’
The Netherlands’ 2021 ‘Renew the Book’ Winner: A Reading App
With its promise of making books easier to read on phones and tablets, the Immer app wins this year’s €50,000 Renew the Book prize.
Elsevier Enters Transformative Agreement With University of California
Bridging a divide that saw the University of California cut ties with Elsevier two years ago, the school and publisher have a new agreement.
Waiting for the Plane Tickets: Rights Pros on Digital Events
How do online rights events organized by literary agencies, publishers, and others compare to the physical book fair experience? We hear from several rights folks on how it’s going so far.
The Netherlands’ ‘Renew the Book’ Names Its 2021 Longlist
The ‘Renew the Book’ Innovation Award is intended to support Dutch startups and organizations that promote reading.
Springer Nature CEO Vrancken Peeters: Case for Gold Open Access
In his address to the APE conference, the Springer Nature CEO makes a determined case for gold over green open access.
Rights Roundup: Don’t All Finns Have Reindeer?
Our featured titles were first published in Swedish, Spanish, Norwegian, Catalan, German, and Dutch–and they include a diet book.
The Netherlands’ NL Film Is Developing a Muslim Romance With Wattpad
The Dutch author of Wattpad’s ’36 Questions (and lots of coffee)’ has seen her story picked up by NL Film and Wattpad Studios.
Springer Nature Widens Gold Open Access Options, January 1
A new FT report suggests that BC Partners may leverage Springer Nature’s value, as the publisher rolls out new routes to gold open access.