Norway’s Beat Technology’s latest major subscription service is a platform designed to ‘Whisper’ the work of Dutch publishers.
Academic Publishing: Elsevier’s ‘Research Futures 2.0’
In its second stage of a multiyear study, Elsevier looks at pressures, challenges, and potentials in research in the next 10 years.
World Book Day: Amazon Publishing’s #ReadTheWorld
Ready for free downloads, this is the fifth year of Amazon’s World Book Day giveaway in international literature, with seven translations.
Rights Edition: The Netherlands Offers Hundreds of Sample Translations
The Dutch Foundation for Literature commissioned two years of sample translations to promote titles and help translators make ends meet.
Rights Roundup and Awards: ‘Comedy Queen’ Wins a Crystal Bear
The adaptation of Jenny Jägerfeld’s ‘Comedy Queen’–about a 13-year-old who wants to be a stand-up comedian–picks up a Berlinale award.
Academic Publishing Edition: Amsterdam’s Michiel Kolman on Diversity in STM
In scholarly and academic publishing, Elsevier’s Michiel Kolman says, more female leadership is a new and promising development.
At Frankfurt Studio: Independent Publishers in the Spotlight
Frankfurt Studio’s ‘The Future of Independent Publishing’ featured speakers from Germany, Spain, France, the Netherlands, and Italy.
Ahead of COP26: Elsevier Joins the 2040 Climate Pledge
The signing of the Climate Pledge this summer by Amsterdam-based Elsevier sets it on course to ‘achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2040.’
Welbeck Preps England Football History; Harper Expands Rights With Jeffrey Archer
Industry Notes: HarperCollins announces new rights territories for Jeffrey Archer’s work; Welbeck has a license for England Football.
Abu Dhabi Arabic Language Centre in Partnership With the Netherlands’ Brill
‘The Journal of Arabic Studies’ premieres in January, in a new partnership between Brill Publishing and Abu Dhabi Arabic Language Centre.