Libranda, the digital services company for the culture and education sector has published the Annual Digital Book Report, a study that analyzes the evolution of the Spanish-language e-book worldwide in 2022, including detailed data on the entire digital book market by territory and business model. We highlight some data of great relevance…
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Barcelona will host the 41st International Congress of Ibby (the International Organization for Young People’s Books) in 2028. The announcement was made during the Bologna Children’s Book Fair (Italy) in an event attended by María José Gálvez, General Director of Books and Reading Promotion.
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We continue our tour of publishing houses that publish in Spanish. On this occasion, we have gone to Argentina to talk about publishing in young adult literature with Guillermina Marino and Nora Lía, directors of Jacarandá Editoras.
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The Biblioteca Nacional de España, Acción Cultural Española (AC/E), and Fundación Ortega-Marañón are organizing the exhibition Revista de Occidente o la modernidad española, curated by Juan Manuel Bonet, which brings to the public one of the main intellectual creations of the Spanish philosopher José Ortega y Gasset.
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In Italy, reading education for very young children has grown: in the 0-3 age bracket, in particular, reading aloud by parents and teachers, handling tactile, hardcover, picture, animated, and coloring books, and other forms of pre-reading have involved 70% of children in the last year.
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The Frankfurt Book Fair, which this year celebrates its 75th edition from October 18-22, is now accepting applications for the Frankfurt International Translators, which offers a program specially tailored for literary and non-fiction translators. Interested applicants can apply until April 30.
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The Bologna Book Fair will celebrate its 60th anniversary next week (March 6-9, 2023) and the IPA will be present and participate in several sessions on sustainability, the «Spotlight on Africa» program, and women in publishing.
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The debate about the number of new titles published by publishers per year is always on the table: are there too many for the market, what happens to the backlist, and how long does the life of a book that has just come out last? In France, the My Fair Book initiative is trying to find a solution. We talked to Patricia and Julie, its founders.
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Publisher, author, and literary translator Lawrence Schimel will assume the role of senior editor at NorthSouth Books, the U.S. division of Swiss picture book publisher NordSüd Verlag, effective March 1. Schimel’s focus will be on developing the company’s Spanish-language publishing efforts. In addition to overseeing NorthSouth’s current roster of Spanish-language titles, he will also guide a select list of Spanish-language originals by Latin American authors and illustrators, along with translations.
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We spoke to him about liquid publishing and the importance of content as a monetizable object or a vehicle for services. We also spoke about formats and other constraints that arise when publishing electronically. Daniel Perera aims to eliminate the digitization process and introduce a «single flow» to any editorial environment through his course at Cálamo and Cran, «Digital Metamorphosis of Publications».
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The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, through its Directorate General, invites permanent delegations and observers to UNESCO to submit their nominations for the World Book Capital 2025. Nominations must be submitted to the UNESCO Secretariat in English or French by Sunday, April 16, 2023, via the official website.
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In our recurring tour of bookstores in Spain, we went to Orihuela, in Alicante, specifically to Librería Códex. There, we asked its owner, Vicente Pina, about the day-to-day life of a bookstore that has been a fundamental axis of culture in this Valencian city for more than 20 years.
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