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2012-02-22
Book Covers for Print and Digital - |
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In late January, AIGA, a professional association for design, organized an event at a design school in New York, where designers from publishing and software companies and writers gathered to discuss book covers for digital book.
Mr. Chip Kidd from Knopf who designed the cover of 1Q84 by Haruk...
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2012-02-21
Independent Publishing Companies on the Rise - |
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While big and established names are struggling in transition of the industry, independent publishing companies enjoy their business by doing what they want to. In the U.S., there are hundreds of “indies,” which gave birth to magazines exclusively for independent publishers. For example, one of tho...
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2012-02-21
Digital Backlist Makes the E-Reading Market Credible - |
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At a trade conference held in New York last week, Tim Coates, who left a British book retailer to launch Bilbary, an online site for the sale and lending of e-books, suggested “publishers make the e-reading market more credible by emphasizing in getting their backlist titles published digitally”. R...
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2012-02-16
Is the term “E-book” redundant? - |
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Whether or not the term “e-book” is redundant? This provocative question was raised at the first day of Digital Book World held from January 23 to 25 in New York City, by Hyperion president Ellen Archer. She is familiar with e-book as her company expects digital products to share up to 60% of the ...
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2012-02-16
Translation Rights; Benefit for Small Publishers - |
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Is negotiation about translation rights which put your titles on the international market worth the effort? An answer from one of trade colleagues from Berrett-Koehler, an independent publisher in San Francisco, who is very familiar with this field, is clearly “Yes”. The fact that 10% of the publi...
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2012-02-14
One in Three Americans Owns Tablet or E-Reader - |
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According to Pew Research Center, an American independent research institute, the number of American adults owing tablets computers rose from 10% to 19% between mid-December last year and early January this year. The growth in e-book readers ownership also doubled from 10% to 19% over the same time...
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2012-02-14
Vilnius Book Fair / Baltic Book Fair 2012 - |
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The 13th Vilnius Book Fair will be held at the Lithuanian Exhibition and Congress Centre LITEXPO in Lithuania from February 23 to 26, 2012. Under the motto of “Open the World”, the fair outlines its main missions such as the promotion of reading, the positive influence of reading for society, the i...
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2012-02-09
Kobo To Be More Global Backed by Rakuten - |
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Rakuten, a Japan’s major e-retailer, has closed its acquisition of Kobo, a Canadian e-bookseller, based on the original plan announced last November. The acquisition will boost Kobo’s globalization. In fact, they are targeting 10 new countries this year including Japan where the e-book business is...
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2012-02-09
The Taipei International Book Exhibition Closed Successfully - |
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More than 7000 international publishers and trade professionals participated in the Taipei International Book Exhibition (TIBE), which celebrated its 20th anniversary, held from February 1 through 6. The exhibition welcomed over 66,000 visitors on its opening day, exceeding the previous record set ...
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2012-02-07
Book Review for Self-Published Books - |
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More companies started to deal with self-publishing books, and newly created websites follow them by comparing related services offered by different companies or advising how to increase sales of self-published books. All of them are for authors. According to an American research firm, over 2 mill...
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2012-02-07
Newspapers and Magazines Count on Digital - |
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According to the results of the fourth quarter of 2011, the New York Times online edition stabilized revenue of its flagship title. As increase in digital subscriptions supplemented fall in advertising, the title barely managed to keep the balance in the black. The publisher is searching for a new...
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2012-02-02
Taipei International Book Exhibition 2012 - |
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Taipei International Book Exhibition will be held from February 1 though 6 at the Taipei World Trade Center. Marking its 20th anniversary, it focuses even more on networking between the Taiwanese and international market. Books Meets Film, one of the professional events of 2012, will see participa...
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2012-01-31
Celebrating the Bicentenary of Charles Dickens’ Birth - |
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In celebration of the UK's most prolific and influential novelists, Charles Dickens, films, TV & radio programs, theater performances, events are all lined up. Born on February 7, 1812, the author spent most of his life in Chatham, Kent where celebrates this special year at its library. A website ...
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2012-01-26
Barnes & Noble To Spin-Off Nook Business - |
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The largest bookstore chain in the U.S., Barnes & Noble, said it would split off its growing Nook digital-book business. Coping with rapid technological changes enabled the company to compete with Amazon and Apple Inc., in selling both e-books and electronics devices. As a result, an enormous cost...
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2012-01-24
How Much Should Consumers Pay for e-Books? - |
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It is a global controversy over what an appropriate price for an e-book is. Some complain existing prices are high, other represent the industry’s voice that they are too low to survive.
Amazon, whose e-book sales exceeds that of printed one in terms of the number, is selling many of e-books at U...
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2012-01-19
Day 1 of 2012 - |
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How do you celebrate the New Year’s day of 2012？ The management and staff of Books & Rights Marketplace wish you health and happiness for the year ahead according to the Japanese custom, although we know very well that some countries and regions do not celebrate January 1 of the dominical year.
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2012-01-17
Best wishes for 2012 - |
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Thank you for your contribution and investment in your time and expertise for Books & Rights Marketplace. We hope our services with updated information on new opportunities have helped publishing industry professionals expand their businesses, as well as young generations with interest in the indus...
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2012-01-12
More Magazines Launched in 2011, Digitization Penetrates Steadily - |
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The number of magazines launched in the U.S. and Canada this year is 239, increased by 23.8% compared to 2010, and the number of closures fell 13.6 % to 152. The food category saw the biggest gains with 25 new titles. Regional magazines came in the second with 20, though the number of closures in ...
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2012-01-10
Would Machine Translation Do or Not? - |
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More people find machine translation convenient as its functions are getting advanced. A Chinese restaurant used an online machine translation program to create a bilingual sign, but unfortunately, the translation utility was not working that day and the message of “Translate server error” appeared...
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2012-01-05
Christmas Cover Without Santa Claus This Year - |
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Many magazines use Santa Claus illustrations for the front cover of their Christmas issues. Ratio Times, UK’s weekly television and radio program listings magazine (sold from BBC to a private firm this August) has been one of them. However, he doesn’t appear on the cover this year, over the concer...
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2012-01-02
Trusting in Translators Makes an Entry to the World Market - |
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Translating European literature and printing that for the global market. That has traditionally been handled by American and British publishers. The publisher which is changing the trend is India-based Seagull Books. Founded in 1982 as an art press, the publisher settled in London and New York to...
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2011-12-23
Paddington Bear on E-book - |
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In blue duffle coat and red hat, much-loved books of Paddington Bear are going to be digitized. Since Michael Bond’s A Bear Called Paddington was published in 1958, more than 25 million copies of the series have sold around the world. Mr. Bond, as Paddington’s virtual father, did not agree straigh...
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2011-12-20
Pearson to Access English Learners Skills in China - |
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UK’s media & education publisher Pearson announced that it has agreed to purchase Global Education and Technology Group, a NASDAQ listed company for $294 million. GETG was founded in 2001 to provide test preparation services to English learners who are working towards internationally-recognized Eng...
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2011-12-15
Result Announced - Harvard Business Review Translation Competition (by DIAMOND & BABEL) - |
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Thank you for entering “Diamond Harvard Business Review” Translation Competition.
The number of entries from Japan and overseas far exceeded our expectation. Sponsors and staff wish to express our heartfelt gratitude to all the entrants.
Having conducted the 1st and 2nd screening strictly, we...
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2011-12-13
Will Short Stories Catch On in 2012? - |
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UK’s Bloomsbury announced their plans to print a new collection of short stories every month from the beginning of 2012. Short stories published in book form have been derided as unprofitable in the industry, consequently many of which are self-published. Some startups made their debut with short ...
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2011-12-08
Publisher To Offer Experience: Wine & Dine Plus A Copy of Book - |
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This fall, Random House of Canada is testing a national book tour with a wine book author that includes wine-tasting and/or a meal. Events for readers, traditionally, could be autograph sessions, lectures on relevant topics or book promotions by theme; but the number of crowd doesn’t always transla...
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2011-12-06
Japan’s Rakuten to Acquire Canadian-Based Kobo - |
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Japan's biggest internet and e-commerce company, Rakuten, announced that it is taking over the Canadian-based e-book seller Kobo. The $315-million acquisition will be completed during the first quarter in 2012. Kobo is one of the major e-book companies in the world providing e-book devices and con...
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2011-12-01
How to Deliver Excitement of Picture Books When Digitalized? - |
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Picture book publishers don’t seem to enjoy the benefits of digitalization. They feel that the latest digital technology is not good enough to deliver unique experiences that picture books can provide. Many parents read a picture book to their children and it is rather common that the parent plays...
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2011-11-28
Entry Closed - Harvard Business Review Translation Competition (by DIAMOND & BABEL) - |
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Entry for Harvard Business Review Translation Competition, co-sponsored by DIAMOND & BABEL, is now closed. The total number of submissions received during the entry period from October 11th to November 7th is 132. The result will be announced on November 28th (Japan time), as scheduled, on Babel G...
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2011-11-24
Social Media Pre-Screens Manuscripts for Editors - |
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Slush piles in front of editors --- Nothing new to publishers but it may not be seen very often in the near future. A young adult community site Inkpop, managed by an American publishing giant HarperCollins, contributes to discovering potential star authors by offering opportunities to “Read and Cr...
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2011-11-22
Library - Old Yet New Market - |
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Library can be a medium that connects the book business to its target. According to the data collected from library users in the U.S., more than 50% of library users purchase books by an author introduced in the library, and the average read per year by all survey respondents is 27 books. Librarie...
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2011-11-17
More Freedom in Publishing World Following “Arab Spring” - |
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Arab Spring, new waves for pro-democracy movement in the Arab Word, is affecting the local publishing industry. Rafik Shami, a Syrian writer who has been in political exile in Germany for 40 years, has found Swallow Editions with the aim of getting young writers’ works published in English and brin...
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2011-11-15
Author of "Asahi: A Million Thank-Yous" Will Speak at Her Alma Mater - |
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Taeko Maeda, the author of "Asahi: A Million Thank-Yous" will give a lecture in November at Kobe College where she graduated. BRM had a major role in English translation and publication of the book. She will speak about her memory of the patients she met since becoming a hospital volunteer in 2002, ...
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2011-11-08
Harvard Business Review Translation Competition (by DIAMOND & BABEL) - |
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This is advance announcement of Harvard Business Review Translation Competition which will be co-sponsored by DIAMOND & BABEL. Source Text will be announced on October 8th. Entry fee is free.
English-to-Japanese Translation Competition will be held to select translator (s) for translating intern...
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2011-11-08
Source Text Released for Harvard Business Review Translation Competition (by DIAMOND & BABEL) - |
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The source text for Harvard Business Review Translation Competition, co-sponsored by DIAMOND & BABEL, has been released for you to challenge! Winners will be able to join the English to Japanese translation team of HBR, an internationally respected management publication.
1. Competition Details
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2011-11-03
Indian Literature Published in Native Languages, New Waves Over English - |
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India has been internationally recognized as one of English speaking nations. It is also a multi-lingual country where 1.2 billion people share more than one hundred regional languages including Hindi; of which 22 are official languages. Following the trend of getting rid of colonial mindset and l...
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2011-11-01
Frankfurt Book Fair 2011 Ends - |
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This year’s Frankfurt Book Fair had taken place for 5 days, from October 12 to 16. Organizers report that 7,384 exhibitors from 106 countries gathered, and more than 3,200 events attracted 280,194 visitors. The number of visitors was up by 1 percent indicating that struggling economy worldwide did n...
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2011-11-01
Steve Jobs Authorized Biography to be Pubilshed Worldwide in Different Languages - |
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On the news of Steve Jobs, Apple’s co-founder, Simon & Schuster decided to bring forward the publication date of Walter Isaacson's "Steve Jobs" from Nov. 21 to Oct. 24 worldwide. Although the publisher would not disclose the number of copies for printing, it is expected to be a record-breaking best...
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2011-10-27
Tablet-type Terminals for Electronic Books Released by Amazon - |
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Amazon announced that, on November 15, it will begin shipping in the US "Kindle Fire", a new class of multifunctional information terminal from Kindle family. “Kindle Fire” differs from conventional tablet- type products. Presently “iPad2" from Apple accounts for most share in the market of tablet-...
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2011-10-20
HarperCollins Publishers Ltd. Announces On-demand Service - |
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HarperCollins Publishers Ltd., a major publishing trade company, announced that it would offer a service through printing machines made by On Demand Books. These machines are called “Espresso Book Machine ®”, which can print out 150 pages per minute and bind books. They are now utilized in var...
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2011-10-18
Frankfurt Book Fair 2011［10/12/2011~10/16/2011］ - |
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The Frankfurt Book Fair is the world’s largest trade fair for books, which was first held in mid 15th Century, and has a tradition that spans over more than 500 years. This year, the Book Fair will be held from October 12th to October 16th for 5 days at Messe Frankfurt in Frankfurt, Germany. This ye...
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2011-10-13
Digital Shift may Create New Opportunities in Quality English-Language Books from Japan - |
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This September, the launch of new English-language books at the Japan section of your favorite bookstore is not as exciting as before because of dissolution of Kodansha International, an English-language publisher in Japan. The company had published works by Haruki Murakami and poet Kenji Miyazawa,...
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2011-10-11
The 29th International Book Fair in Spain, LIBER［10/5/2011 ~ 10/7/2011］ - |
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From 10/5 to 10/7 for 3 days, the 29th International Book Fair in Spain, LIBER, will be held at Feria de Madrid in Madrid, Spain. In Spain, publishers and governmental agencies have recently been collaborating on initiatives to introduce more Spanish literatures to the world. For instance, in 2007, ...
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2011-10-06
Two Important Keys to YA Online Marketing Success - |
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In recent years, the US and European publishers have been working on creating online teen book communities, offering multiple social media channels and up-to-date features suite their users’ needs, who were born and live in a digital era. Each publisher’s site is different, from its contents to how ...
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2011-10-04
Man Booker Shortlist 6 Books Announced - |
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This year’s Shortlist for Man Booker Prize for Fiction has been announced.
Julian Barnes: THE SENSE OF AN ENDING (Cape)
Carol Birch: JAMRACH'S MENAGERIE (Canongate )
Patrick deWitt: THE SISTERS BROTHERS (Granta)
Esi Edugyan: HALF BLOOD BLUES (Serpent's Tail)
Stephen Kelman: PIGEON ENGLISH (Bl...
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2011-09-30
E-book Market Competition heat up in Japan - |
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Publishers Weekly reported that an e-book market competition in Japan is heating up, mentioning a newly accounted partnership between Japan’s biggest cellular services provider NTT Docomo and the Dai Nippon Printing (DNP) Co.. According to the companies’ announcements on this e-book partnership, the...
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2011-09-27
27th Annual Göteborg Book Fair in Sweden［9/22/2011 ~ 9/25/2011］ - |
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From 9/22 to 9/25 for 4 days, the 27th Annual Göteborg Book Fair will be held at the Swedish Exhibition Centre in Göteborg, Sweden. This year, Göteborg Book Fair will focus on German language literatures from three counties, Austria, Germany and Switzerland. Publishers from countries such as the U.S...
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2011-09-23
Cookbook Trends in the World - |
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On the website of Gourmand Magazine, which is known for its Gourmand Awards, the details of a lecture given at this year’s Paris Cookbook Fair can be found. The president of Gourmand, Edouard Cointreau, gave this lecture. He opens his lecture by stating that cookbooks have become mainstream. In term...
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2011-09-20
Developments in e-book Market in Japan this Summer - |
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On July 28th, 2011, Impress R & D Corporation in Tokyo has published “E-book Business Report 2011”, a report analysis on e-book market in Japan. According to the report, in 2010, Japanese e-book market was valued at 65 billion yen. Also, it is estimated that Japan’s e-book market will grow by 2015 t...
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2011-09-16
Demands for Digital Textbooks Increasing - |
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Textbooks market is entering into a new age, age of digitalized multimedia textbooks. According to the forefront of management and distribution of e-textbooks, VitalSource Technologies, its user base increased three times in last 12 months. VitalSource provides a multi-language digital platform for ...
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2011-09-15
15TH Rio de Janeiro International Book Fair [9/1~9/11/2011] - |
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15th Rio de Janeiro International Book Fair (Bienal do Livro Rio) will be held at Riocentro Convention Center from 9/1 to 9/11/2011 for 11 days. Anticipating the next year’s Frankfurt Book Fair, which will have Brazil as a guest of honor, Brazil will celebrate its diverse culture, books and authors ...
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2011-09-09
20 titles on 2011 German Book Prize Longlist Announced - |
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German Book Prize (Deutscher Buchpreis) was established in 2005 by Borsenverein des Deutschen Buchhandels, the German Publishers and Booksellers Association, to seek establishment of Book Prize in Germany offering for German writers the equivalent prestige of France’s Goncourt Prize (Prix Goncourt) ...
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2011-09-06
Statistics on Translations around the World - |
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According to the ‘Index Translationum’, a list of books translated in the world complied by the UNESCO, the top 8 translation original languages are: English (1,157,072); French (209.933); German (192,320); Russian (100,465); Italian (63,845); Spanish (51,040); Swedish (34,329); and Japanese (24,825...
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2011-09-01
Book Trends in Denmark through the Book Store Windows - |
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According to an article on Publishing Perspectives, English books are far more popular than the German titles in Denmark, the neighboring country of Germany. At the Danish bookstores, it is very common to see English titles on the best-selling shelf alongside with Danish titles, for instance, the ac...
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2011-08-30
Russian Book Market - |
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Russia has been featured as a country of guest of honor at this year’s London Book Fair, as well as at this year’s Turin International Book Fair (Salone internazionale del Libro di Torino). Also, it will be a guest of honor at the BookExpo America next year. In the articles on Publishers Perspectiv...
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2011-08-24
e-Book Market and Kindle in Germany - |
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In this April, Kindle became available in Germany in addition to their predecessors, the U.S., and the U.K.. German version of Kindle is available in five countries, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Liechtenstein and Luxembourg. Many have followed its sales updates, as it is the first time Kindle is i...
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2011-08-24
18th Annual Beijing International Book Fair ［8/31~9/4/2011］ - |
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From 8/31 to 9/4 for five days, 18th Annual Beijing International Book Fair will be held at China International Exhibition Center in Beijing, China. Approximately 120,000 people are expected to attend, including public visitors. This year’s guest of honor is Netherlands. There will be many events to...
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2011-08-18
Amazon looks to go into Indian e-Book Market by Next Spring - |
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According to an article in Times of India, Amazon currently has seven international sites (Canada, China, France, Germany, Italy, Japan and the United Kingdom), and is looking to launch another site in India by first quarter of next year. Amazon is talking to Indian e-commerce sites such as Flipkar...
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2011-08-16
Growth in Brazilian Book Market comes from increasing sales in trade and STM books - |
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Since several years ago, the Brazilian publishing market has been exhibiting its modest growth. Articles in Publishing Perspective explain the details of the current Brazilian Book Market. Textbooks for students dominate the total number of books published, representing 48%, which comprises 51% of t...
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2011-08-12
Publishers in the World ~ Sales Statistics of Top 53 Publishers in 2010 - |
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In 2010, the global economy was struggling and many companies in various industries went through tough time in getting a solid footing. How did the world’s largest publishers do in 2010? In the Publisher’s Weekly article, sales statistics of the top 53 publishers in the world is mentioned. Educatio...
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2011-08-10
The first Google eBooks-integrated E Ink reader, iriver Story HD hits the market in the US - |
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After Google announced its venture into the US e-book market, we have followed its progress. Starting on July 17, 2011, the first e-reader integrated with the open Google eBooks platform, Story HD, manufactured by a Korean company iriver, became available for sale in the US. The iriver Story HD reta...
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2011-08-04
Is Digitalization of Book Market in Japan a Threat or an Opportunity for Publishers? - |
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During the E-Book Expo, which was held concurrently with the 18th Tokyo International Book Fair, an international panel of publishers and technology experts participated in panel discussion titled “World leaders of the e-Book industry address the latest industry topics”. Mr. Masahiro Kitagawa of Imp...
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2011-08-02
18th Tokyo International Book Fair Ends with Success - |
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18th Annual Tokyo International Book Fair (TIBF), which was held for four days at Tokyo Big Sight in Tokyo, Japan, ended with a huge success. 1,200 exhibitors from 30 countries gathered and record-breaking 89,000 visitors visited the Book Fair. Next year’s TIBF will be held at the same premises fro...
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2011-07-28
Indian Book Market and Discussions on Parallel Book Imports - |
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India has been receiving more international attentions on its book market in recent years, and whether the country should allow parallel book imports or not, is currently being discussed by the Indian government. If allowed by law, it means any book published anywhere in the world could be sold in I...
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2011-07-26
Amazon Buys U.K. Online Bookseller, The Book Depository - |
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Amazon agreed to buy U.K. based online book retailer, The Book Depository International. Book Depository was launched in 2004, and it offers about 6 million title selections for sale, and international shipping to over 100 countries worldwide. In addition to print books, it sells e-books and has its...
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2011-07-22
Publishers and Twitter - |
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Twitter has been widely used in Japan lately - Two interesting articles on Twitter and Publisher were featured on Publisher’s Weekly’s website in June. June 6th article covered comparative statistic in Twitter followers of each big-name publisher, which indicated explosive Tweets growth in last thr...
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2011-07-19
e-Book Expo Tokyo and Rights Info Searching Service at Tokyo International Book Fair (TIBF) - |
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During the Tokyo International Book Fair (TIBF) from 7/7 to 7/10, there will be some concurrent book-related shows and events held in Tokyo. One of the shows is e-Book Expo Tokyo, the world’s largest trade show, gathering the latest digital innovations, providing participants and visitors valuable b...
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2011-07-14
18th Tokyo International Book Fair ［7/7/2011 – 7/10/2011] - |
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From 7/7 to 7/10, 18th Annual Tokyo International Book Fair will be held for four days at Tokyo Big Sight in Tokyo, Japan. This year’s country of honor will be Spain, and its special exhibition pavilion will offer various books from Spain for the visitors. Last year, 984 exhibitors attended the Toky...
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2011-07-12
Local Publishers in Japanese Rural Cities discover E-publishing Potential - |
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Local publishers in rural cities in Japan have discovered e-publishing potential for their books, especially in the genre of Local Guide and Regional History. These companies are utilizing the advantages of e-publishing, such as cutting the costs of mass printing and waste management costs of the re...
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2011-07-08
Retail Affiliates Program launched by Google eBooks - |
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Google eBooks has launched an affiliates program targeting publishers, bloggers, retailers and websites to link to Google eBooks and receive a commission for referring visitors to their sites to Google eBooks to buy books.
In a blog post, Google Books product manager, Pratip Banerij, stated “New...
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2011-07-06
Italian Publishers learn Strategies for E-Books from American Publishers - |
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On June 9th and June 10th, the 4th EDITECH International Conference was held in Milan, Italy. Publishing houses from around the world including 250 Italian Publishers attended the conference. Presentation by Nielsen UK’s Commercial Director, Ann Betts, included graphs showing a sharp decline in book...
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2011-07-01
E-Books in Europe - |
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The U.S. is undoubtedly a frontrunner for the e-Books market and sales. How about Europe then? English is the first foreign language taught in many European nations, and 69% of European is confident in understanding English. Especially, in Nordic countries have very high sales of English books. How...
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2011-06-28
17th Annual Seoul International Book Fair ［6/15 ~ 6/19/2011] - |
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From 6/15 to 6/19 for five days, 17th Annual Seoul International Book Fair will be held at COEX Convention and Exhibition Center in Seoul, South Korea. From Japan, approximately 12 publishers are expected to attend, as well as publishers from all around the world. On Wednesday, 6/15, a seminar title...
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2011-06-23
Translation Prizes for Translators around the World - |
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Various translation prizes are available for the translators around the world:
- Kurodahan Press Translation Prize
This is awarded for excellence in translation of a selected Japanese short story into English. Cash prize in 30,000 yen, and the winning translation will be published in an upcoming...
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2011-06-21
Editors’ Picks - Their Favorite YA Fall Releases - |
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During the BookExpoAmerica [BEA], a panel discussion by YA editors was also held. During this discussion, editors talked up their favorite YA fall releases. All editors’ favorite books share common elements of multi-layers of thrills, adventure, and romance, mixed by the paranormal setting.
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2011-06-17
BookExpo America (BEA) Ends on May 26, 2011 - |
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Being held for 4 days in Javits Convention Center in New York, BookExpo America (BEA) ended on May 26, 2011. Russia is to be the Guest of Honor Country at the 2012 BEA. During the Book Fair, various concurrent book events took place in New York, such as the International Digital Publishing Forum (ID...
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2011-06-14
Book ExpoAmerica (BEA) Podcasts - |
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Book ExpoAmerica (BEA) is being held at Javits Convention Center in New York this week, from May 23rd to May 26th. In addition to the Book ExpoAmerica (BEA) Webinars mentioned in the last week’s N&E article, Book ExpoAmerica (BEA) Podcasts are now available. You can even download these podcasts on y...
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2011-06-10
4 Key Points for Success of E-Book Marketing in Japan - |
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Following 4 points were mentioned in the April edition of OHM magazine, a magazine for the engineers, as the important keys for the success of e-book marketing in Japan:
1. Allowing many e-books to be read on a terminal
Currently, some e-book terminals only allow e-books sold by its own company’...
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2011-06-07
Introducing New Tablet Devices for E-Readings - |
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Introducing New Tablet Devices for E-Readings
The current e-book market is still dominated by “e-ink” reading devices like the Amazon Kindle 3 and the Sony Readers. But tablets are the much-expected devices for new generation of e-readings, offering multimedia functionality and the ability to hold ...
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2011-05-31
Book ExpoAmerica (BEA) Webinars - |
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This year’s Book ExpoAmerica (BEA) will be held at Javits Convention Center in New York from May 23rd to May 26th for 4 days. For the publishing industry professionals who will not be able to physically attend the conference and seminars in New York, BEA set up Book ExpoAmerica (BEA) Webinars. Atten...
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2011-05-26
Workshop by Professor Sean Kelly, Ph.D., on Saturday, May 28th, 2011 - |
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Professor Sean Kelly, Ph.D., is currently a professor at the California Institute of Integral Studies, and an Integral Philosopher whose current interests focus on the intersection of consciousness and ecology in the Planetary Era.
This workshop facilitates the various steps in which participants ...
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2011-05-25
Interesting Statistics on Digital Apps and Kids - |
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According to the Wall Street Journal Story, kids in the U.S. can use the digital apps before they can tie their shoelaces. 2,200 mothers from developed nations participated in a survey, and the poll shows that 76% of kids age 4 or 5 could play an online computer game, and 34% could open a Web br...
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2011-05-24
BookExpo America (BEA) [5/23 – 5/26/2011] - |
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Opening of BookExpo America (BEA) is approaching in next month. It will be held at Javits Convention Center in New York from May 23rd to May 26th for 4 days. This year’s BEA market focus will be Italy. Also, on May 23rd and on 24th, International Digital Publishing Forum (IDPF) Book Conference 2...
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2011-05-18
Prague International Book Fair [5/12 – 5/15/11] - |
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17th Prague International Book Fair will be held in Prague, Czech Republic from 5/12/11 to 5/15/11 for 4 days at Prague Exhibition Grounds. This year, literatures in the Arab World are primal market focus, and Guest of Honor County will be Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Professionals from publishing indus...
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2011-05-18
Bogota International Book Fair in Columbia [5/4 - 5/16/2011] - |
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Started in 1988, Bogota International Book Fair has been held every year in Bogota, Colombia.
It is the biggest Book Fair being held in South America region, and it is an important publishing hub for the publishing professionals in South America. Publishers, Authors, Graphic Industry Professionals,...
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2011-05-12
Amazon Launches Author Site, The Backstory - |
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On April 25, 2011, Amazon launched a new segment in its website called “Author Interviews @ Amazon”, featuring author interview videos. Also, it added a new author content site called “The Backstory” where readers can enjoy some sneak-peek at their favorite authors’ books, in addition to watchin...
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2011-05-10
Collaborative Publishing by Children’s Book Author and App Developers - |
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Bestselling children’s book author Rosemary Wells collaborated with app developer Auryn Inc. and the multimedia story producer Fourth Story Media to launch a series of fun, multilingual apps for children. Ms. Wells, who has written and illustrated more than 120 books, said she saw her granddaugh...
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2011-05-02
International Fair For Books and Press Geneva [4/29/11 – 5/3/11] - |
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International Fair For Books and Press Geneva will be celebrating its 25th anniversary this year. It will be held from April 29 to May 3, 2011 at PalExpo in Geneva, Switzerland. This book fair is known as a cultural and educational meeting place, as visitors can immerse themselves in various edu...
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2011-05-02
Los Angels Times Festival of Books [4/30 ~ 5/1/2011] - |
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16th Annual Los Angels Times Festival of Books will be held at University of Southern California for 2 days on April 30th and May 1st. Since its start in 1996, collaborative Book Fair by the newspaper publisher and university has been successful - this festivity of books attracts approximately 1...
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2011-04-28
Indies Choice Awards Recipients Announced - |
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American Booksellers Association (ABA) has announced the winners of this year’s Indies Choice Award, selected by the votes of ABA member booksellers. Followings are the winning books and the authors in the young adult categories:
Young Adult Book of the Year
"Revolution"
Author: Jennifer ...
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2011-04-27
Children’s Books Apps for iPad and iPhone - |
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The computer and tech publishing giant O’Reilly Media held “Tools of Change” conference at the Bologna Children’s Book Fair, which attracted 270 professionals from publishing industries from 27 countries. At the conference, apps for iPad and iPhone were primarily discussion topics, and these dis...
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2011-04-21
Co-Edition Publishing of Story Book Apps - |
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U.K. based Publishing House, Nosy Crow, announced that it will publish its digital story book apps in multiple languages while collaborating with publishing houses in France and Germany. The apps are targeted at kids between the ages of two and seven, and will soon be published throughout in Eur...
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2011-04-19
Publishing in Prints – Connecting Children and Parents through Book Reading - |
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Storey Publishing, located in Massachusetts, is only one publishing house that is investing in a pop up print catalogue, while all others are moving on to cyberspace and e-books. This fun pop up catalogue is used to promote its physical books to book sellers. To inform them how fun it is to lift...
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2011-04-14
London Book Fair [4/11 – 4/13/2011] - |
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London Book Fair celebrates its 40th year, and will be held at Earls Court from April 11th to 13th for three days. This year’s market focus is Russia. There are various events and seminars scheduled, and at the Literary Translation Centre, seminars for translators, editors and publishers will be...
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2011-04-12
Children’s Books in 2011：Based on Sales Ranking & Figures from 2010 - |
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If you want to hit the bestselling list, write or publish a series book for teens and children – that is the clear point when we look at the titles on last year’s bestselling list. Eighteen books for children and teens sold more than a million copies last year: all of them were from popular author...
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2011-04-07
BolognaRagazzi Award - Bologna Book Fair - |
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Bologna Children’s Book Fair, the most important international event dedicated to the children’s publishing industry, has finally started. Among many exciting programs planned is the BolognaRagazzi Award, a notable initiative that rewards the best books in terms of graphic and editorial design. Out...
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2011-04-06
Japan Aid Effort Organized by an American YA Author - |
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Reacting to the devastation of the huge earthquake that severely affected the Pacific Coast of Japan, the world is coming together to offer aids of various forms.
"I wonder what I could do to help," the American YA author Maureen Johnson thought when she learned about the big earthquake in New ...
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2011-03-30
Children’s Books in Asia - |
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A Publishers Weekly article on March 14th analyzes the tendency and popularity of Children’s books published in Asia. Below are some highlights:
-The popularity of Wizardry and fantastical plots has passed its peak after dominating the bestseller list for a long time. The subsequent vampire and ...
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2011-03-28
Bologna Children's Book Fair: March 28-31 - |
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The leading professional book fair for Children's books in the world, Bologna Children's Book Fair, is to be held soon, starting March 28th. This fair is held yearly since 1963 and many publishing professionals from various countries attend each year, mainly for the buying and selling of rights. La...
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2011-03-28
New York Times Best Sellers - Popular Children’s Series [2/19/11～2/26/11] - |
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Series books are popular among children and youth in the U.S.. Among this week’s New York Times Best Sellers’ List, following five are the most popular series:
1. Diary of A Wimpy Kid (Ages 9 to 12)
Author & Illustrator: Jeff Kinney
Daily comic of a boy named, Greg, whose ordinal ...
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2011-03-24
Picture Books Becoming E-books - U.S. - |
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As e-books rapidly spread in the United States, more picture books for babies and young children are being digitized. Although chapter books and YA novels are still dominant in the children's section of Kindle Store at Amazon.com, there are a number of e-picture books for infants and pre-K already a...
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2011-03-22
21st Abu Dhabi International Book Fair - |
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From March 15 to March 20, 2011, the 21st Abu Dhabi International Book Fair will be taken place at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre in the United Arab Emirates.
World-renowned authors, publishers, poets, illustrators and artists from UAE and over 20 other countries will be parts of...
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2011-03-19
Recent Marketing Trends in Teen Publishing Industry - |
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In the U.S., e-books are increasingly becoming popular, and publishing companies' marketing strategies are also moving toward online-based marketing in recent years.
Especially, for teen readers, online marketing tools have been proven as very effective. In 2007, the Random House launched ...
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2011-03-15
Cookbook Fair in Paris! - |
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From 3/3 to 3/6, for three days, Annual Cookbook Fair will be held in Paris.
Various books written on cooking will be gathered in Paris from over 100 countries, which include cookbooks, wine books, books on nutrition and on cooking ingredients.
In addition to displays and sale of these books, th...
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2011-03-10
Taiwan Book Market Flourishes - |
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The 2011 Taipei International Book Exhibition (TIBE), which started on February 9th, has ended on a high note after six days. According to Taipei Book Fair Foundation, the fair's visitors totaled 590,000, a record high number in its 19 years' history and an unprecedented number of international publ...
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2011-03-03
2010 Booker Award Winning Novels - |
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Below are the novels which won "Booker" in 2010.
Booker is the prize given to the superior full-length novels which were published in the year in U.K. And also Booker is the authoritative literary prize worldwide.
・Parrot and Olivier in America（By Peter Carey）
Parrot and Olivier who survived...
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2011-03-01
The 62nd Yomiuri Literary Award - |
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Yomiuri Literary Award is a prize established as a part of a restoration after World War II in 1949 by Yomiuri Shimbun.
The 62nd Yomiuri Literary Award has six genres: drama＆scenario, essay＆ travel story, criticism & biography, poetry & haiku, research & translation.
Each prize-winner work is ele...
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2011-03-01
2011 Commonwealth Writers’ Prize Shortlists Announced - |
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The shortlist for this year’s Commonwealth Writer’s Prize was announced on February 11th. This prize aims to reward the best of fiction written in English by both new and established Commonwealth writers and ensures that works of merit reach a wider audience outside their country of origin. This pri...
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2011-03-01
Taipei International Book Exhibition - |
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The 19th Taipei International Book Exhibition (TIBE) is held from the 9th to 14th of February at International Trade Center in Taipei City. TIBE is one of the most vibrant and active book fairs in Asia. With more than 800 publishers and 450 writers from 59 countries including budding writers of Taiw...
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2011-02-26
Purchase Trends of Children's Book Consumers - U.S. - |
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A survey on consumer attitudes toward purchasing children’s book was conducted recently in the U.S.A., sponsored by five major publishing companies. This survey was conducted in three categories: adults buying for children ages 0-6, adults buying for children ages 7-12, and teen consumers ages 13-17...
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2011-02-22
Kinokuniya Presents “The Best Recommend book Of Kinokuniya 2010” - |
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All employee of Kinokuniya collected the books which they wanted to recommend to a visitor with own in the book which oneself called and did a turn of the recommendation in ranking.
About 700 application from all employees amounted to the number and the member of a selection committee who formed th...
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2011-02-17
New York Times Bestseller Manga: 1/16-1/23 - |
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Below are the top-10 manga works that made the New York Times Bestseller list in the week of 1/16 - 1/23. While many of them are popular long-run series, it is interesting to see a couple of relatively new series in the list, Black Butler by Yen Press and Hetalia Asix Powers by TOKYOPO.
1. Fullme...
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2011-02-14
Cairo International Book Fair Jan.29th,2011--Feb.8th,2011 - |
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This year’s Cairo International Book Fair will be held Jan.29th-Feb.8th. Cairo International Book Fair is the largest book fair in the Middle and Near East with 43 years of history, and it is a perfect opportunity for people to learn and find out trends in the publishing industry as well as to netwo...
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2011-02-14
2010 Governor General’s Literary Awards - |
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This awards is given a novel which written in English and French. Also conferred on each one field of every year.
Below are the novel which won Governor General’s Literary Awards in 2010.
Governor General’s Literary Awards was found by The Canada Council administers and promotes. It is Canada’s ol...
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2011-02-08
Japanese Publisher Seeks "New Veteran Mystery Writers" - |
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Kodansha, one of Japan’s leading publishers, has just launched new mystery awards that intend to unearth new talents from the “baby boom” generation. In these awards, only those who are 60 years or older on the submission deadline of July 15 are eligible. The mystery writer Soji Shimada, who is the ...
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2011-02-03
The most popular TV drama "Glee" is available in Books. - |
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A novel (five series) made from most popular drama "Glee" in U.S.A. is published by the American largest publishing company; Little, Brown Books for Young Readers.
American popular drama "Glee" is about a daily happenings in the choir club of some senior high school. And also the core point of this...
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2011-01-31
Japanese Leading Magazine Establishes New E-book Awards - |
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The popular monthly Japanese magazine for book information, Da Vinci, has just established new book awards called Da Vinci E-book Awards. With Japan experiencing a jump in the e-reader market in 2010, Da Vinci defines the year 2010 as the “First Year of E-books” and through these awards intends to p...
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2011-01-28
Kellogg School of Management open seminar - |
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Kellogg School of Management Morning Session (14th in the series)
【Series details】
The series of the power breakfast which Kellogg School of Management in Japan alumni association getting global evaluation in a field of the management education performs at a pace four times a year.
The session w...
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2011-01-26
British Book Design and Production Awards Winners - |
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In one of our past articles we introduced “British Book Design and Production Awards” given by the British Printing Industries Federation. Interested in which books won the awards in 2010? Organized to promote and acknowledge the ingenuity and creativity of book design and production, these awards r...
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2011-01-24
Happy New Year! - |
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We appreciate your understanding and patience during BRM's winter break. We will resume our services starting January 5, 2011 and will soon respond to all the inquiries received during the winter break. It is our pleasure to strive to provide services that best meet our customers’ needs. We look for...
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2011-01-24
Best 10 Fiction books of the Decade - NZ - |
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As we close the first decade of this century, many lists featuring top books are expected to be compiled in various countries. Rather than focusing on more prolific publishing countries such the U.S.A. and the U.K., BRM would like to end this year’s News & Events by bringing to your attention the ac...
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2011-01-13
BRM Winter Break - |
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BRM will be closed for business during the period starting December 28, 2010 until January 4, 2011 (Japan time). Although member registration will still be available during this period, all inquires received during this period will not be processed until later. We apologize for any inconvenience thi...
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2011-01-13
2010 Top 10 Graphic Novels for Teens - YALSA - |
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Every year, Young Adult Library Services Association in the U.S.A. creates a list of quality graphic novels suitable for teens, and selects ten titles that are considered best. This year’s list features 73 great works that meet the criteria of both good quality literature and appealing reading for t...
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2011-01-11
Bestsellers in Design Studies – Amazon U.K. - |
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Below are the top 10 best-selling design books on Amzon.co.uk, as of December 15th.
1. The Art of Looking Sideways (Alan Fletcher)
The author, who is a graphic designer, considers this book to be “a book for visually curious people, full of things to make you think twice.” Published by Phaidon Pre...
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2011-01-07
Top 10 books from YALSA - U.S.A. - |
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Every year, Young Adult Library Services Association (U.S.A.) publishes the “top ten books” list of teen’s choice. More than 8,000 teens voted for their favorite book this year, and the result has come out as follows. Stories vary, but the main characters are almost always teenagers and you will see...
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2010-12-27
Non/Fiction Fair in Moscow - |
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The 12th Non/Fiction Fair was held December 1st ? 5th in Moscow and hosted more than 290 exhibitors from 19 countries. While Moscow International Book Fair, a large-scale annual international book fair held in September in Moscow, is focused more toward book trading, this Non/Fiction Fair is dedicat...
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2010-12-27
Japanese Books Bestsellers 2010 - |
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On December 3rd, Nippan, a leading book distributor in Japan, announced the bestseller ranking of 2010. No.1 in the book total ranking is Moshi Koukouyakyu no Josi Manager ga Drucker no “Management” wo Yondara (“If a Female Manager of a High School Baseball Team Read Peter Drucker’s “Management’ ”),...
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2010-12-23
Popular Japanese Mystery Series - |
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Mystery works are booming throughout the world. As for Japanese mystery works, there are some that have been translated and introduced to other countries, but the information about Japanese mystery works are still limited worldwide, especially outside Asia, and even some of the most popular and best...
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2010-12-17
Japanese Business Books Gather Attention in China - |
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In recent years, Japanese business books are acquiring broader readership in China. According to United Books, a Japanese publisher, two of the top 10 bestselling business books of June 2010 in a bookstore in China were of Japanese origin. (No.4: Kuninige Saretemo Baito ha Yatouna ? Kinjirareta Suuj...
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2010-12-13
Japanese Mystery Novels Published in Taiwan - |
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In recent years, there are more and more Japanese mystery novels translated and published in Taiwan. As of November 25th, Japanese mystery novels that are published in Taiwan account for nearly one-third of the total number of mystery works published in Taiwan 2010, which is approximately 280 titles...
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2010-12-09
Bestsellers in India - |
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Curious about which books are selling in India, another English-speaking country? Rediff Books, an online bookseller in India, lists the following works as best-selling, as of November 23rd.
・The Cobra (Forsyth Frederick): The newest work by the British author known for realistic novels featuring...
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2010-12-07
Best Books 2010 – Amazon.com - |
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Amazon.com has announced their “Best of 2010” books in the form of two top-100 lists: Top 100 Editors' Picks and Top 100 Customer Favorites. The Editors’ list features the recommendations by Amazon’s group of editors. The No.1 in the list is “The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks,” an amazing non-fic...
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2010-12-03
Popular Japanese Fiction Writers - #2 - |
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Introduced below are some more best-selling Japanese fiction writers.
Ira Yoshida: Known for works that deal with issues in modern Japanese society, such as “Ikebukuro Westgate Park” that won a famous mystery novel award in 1997, its sequels known as the Westgate Park series, “4TEEN,” and “Akihabar...
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2010-11-29
Popular Japanese Authors Read in English - |
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Aside from Haruki Murakami and Banana Yoshimoto, who are well know outside Japan, more and more authors are starting to be published in English in recent years. The authors below are a few examples. Their works are sold on Amazon.com and are starting to attract attention, receiving reviews from read...
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2010-11-26
Best-selling Japanese Books in Singapore - |
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Introduced below are the best-selling Japanese titles in Kinokuniya Singapore in the month of October, as appeared in the Monthly Japanese Books Best Sellers List on the bookseller’s website.
1. Akunin (“The Bad Person”) by Shuichi Yoshida ? The main character being a criminal and various differe...
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2010-11-22
Popular Japanese Fiction Writers & Best-selling Pa - |
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Introduced below are best-selling Japanese fiction writers and their representative works, based on the data from Japan’s leading bookseller, Kinokuniya.
Keigo Higashino: His works never fail to make bestseller lists. His newest suspense novel “Hakugin Jack” (Hijack the Ski Terrain), published in...
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2010-11-19
Best-selling English Titles in Singapore - |
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Introduced below are the top 10 best-selling English titles in Singapore in the last week of October, based on the data from the website of Kinokuniya Singapore, a leading bookseller in the country.
1. The Finkler Question (Howard Jacobson): A fiction by a British author, also best-selling in the...
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2010-11-15
Dr. Deepak Chopra recieved Goi Peace Award - |
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The Goi Peace Award selection committee bestowed the 2010 Goi Peace Award on Deepak Chopra, M.D., and will hold the commendation ceremony.
http://www.goipeace.or.jp/english/activities/award/award2010.html
Date: November 7, 2010(Sun) 14:00-17:00(Open 13:00)
Location: Yomiuri Hall (Yomiuri Kaikan...
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2010-11-12
Bestseller Fiction Books by Canadian Authors - |
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According to the website of The Global and Mail, a national newspaper of Canada, the top-10 best-selling fiction books as of October 28th are as follows. The data was compiled by BookNet Canada, a non-profit agency that promotes technology innovation for publishing industry.
1. Secret Daughter (S...
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2010-11-08
Bestsellers in Australia as of 10/25 - |
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Below is the list of current top-15 bestseller titles as of October 25th in Australia, according to bestsellingbooks.com.au. The winner of the Man Booker Prize for Fiction 2010, “The Finkler Question,” which was just announced on October 12th, is the current No.1.
The Finkler Question (Howard Jac...
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2010-11-04
200 Hardcovers Released on U.K.'s “Super Thursday” - |
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In the U.K., several times a year on days called “Super Thursday,” a large number of new titles are released all at once. On October 14th, the last Super Thursday of this year, publishers released more than 200 titles as they target the coming Christmas season. Best-selling titles among those books ...
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2010-10-29
Amazon U.K. to Fight against Agency Model Pricing - |
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On October 14th, Amazon.co.uk posted a comment to customers to announce that it will continue to fight against the “agency model” pricing that major publishers in the U.S. have already adopted. Under this model, the price of an e-book is set by the publisher and therefore it may pose the possibility...
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2010-10-29
Condoleezza Rice’s Memoir Released 10/12 - |
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Former United States Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice’s memoir “Extraordinary, Ordinary People” was released on October 12th and is attracting attention. It is an inspiring and detailed account of her upbringing and expresses her love for her parents and her family. As of October 13th, the book h...
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2010-10-26
The Forward Prizes Winners Announced - |
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The winners of the Forward Poetry Prizes, the U.K.’s most valuable poetry competition, were announced at the award ceremony in London on October 6th, on the eve of National Poetry Day. The prize of ￡16,000 in total were awarded to the winners, whose names and works are as shown below. The winning wo...
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2010-10-19
Canada Hardcover Best Sellers in 2010 (-August) - |
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The following are the lists of this year’s top-10 bestselling hardcover fiction and nonfiction in Canada as of the end of August, according to the U.S. Publisher’s Weekly. In fiction, the Canadian journalist Linden MacIntyre made the list among widely known authors. His work, “The Bishop’s Man,” won...
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2010-10-19
New York Comic Con 10/8-10 - |
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New York Comic Con, the largest pop culture event on the U.S. East Coast, will be held October 8th to 10th. All the major comic book houses will be exhibiting, together with smaller houses as well as games and anime companies. More than 300 industry-related sessions will be held during this three-da...
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2010-10-18
U.K. National Poetry Day 10/7 - |
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October 7th is the National Poetry Day in the U.K. National Poetry Day was launched in 1994 by two organizations that aim to foster poetry writing, the Forward Arts Foundation and the Poetry Society. A new theme is set each year, around which the various events are held. Past themes include Food, Jo...
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2010-10-12
Frankfurt Book Fair 10/6-10/10 - |
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This year’s Frankfurt Book Fair will be held 10/6-10/10. FBF is the largest book fair in the world with 500 years of history, and it is a perfect opportunity for people to learn about trends in the publishing industry as well as to network with publishers around the world. The fair will host 6,930 e...
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2010-10-06
Best Seller Ranking on Amazon UK -Thru Mid Septemb - |
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Below is the list of top 10 best sellers on Amazon.co.uk in September up to the 15th. The number-one book A Journey, a memoir by the former Prime Minister Tony Blair, has been making the top-100 ranking of all the books for 47 consecutive days thus far.
1. A Journey, by Tony Blair (Memoir)
2. Th...
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2010-10-06
2010 Sales in U.K. Down - |
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A theBookseller.com article reports that the total sales of books in the U.K. in 2010 are down 3.4 % in comparison to 2009. However, in these past few weeks since the release of Tony Blair’s memoir “A Journey,” the sales have been much improved in comparison to last year.
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2010-10-06
The New York Times Best-Seller List [Hardcover] - |
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Below is a list of fiction and non-fiction books that have made the New York Times Best Seller List in hardcover category for two to twelve weeks by the first week of September. This will give you an idea of which books are starting to attract readers in the United States.
[Hardcover Fiction]
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2010-10-01
British Book Design and Production Awards - |
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Each year, the British Printing Industries Federation organizes “British Book Design and Production Awards” to promote and acknowledge the ingenuity and creativity of book design and production. While the digital book market rapidly grows, these awards celebrate the excellence of the production of p...
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2010-09-28
What are Bestsellers in Australia? - |
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If you wish to find out which books are selling best in Australia, the Sydney-based leading online bookseller Seekbook.com provides on its website a list of bestsellers by category, based on its expansive database. Check their website at:
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2010-09-18
World Science Fiction Convention Starts on 9/2 in - |
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The 68th World Science Fiction Convention will be held during the period from September 2 to September 6 in Melbourne, Australia. This long-running annual event brings together science fiction and fantasy professionals and fans from around the world under one roof.
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2010-09-18
“Best Books” by Amazon.com - |
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Amazon.com dedicates a section in its website for introducing the “best books” of each year as selected by editors and readers. This can be a good source to find out which authors to keep an eye on, as the recent years’ lists of best books include many works that still continue to be best-selling. T...
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2010-09-18
Manila International Book Fair 9/15-9/19 - |
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The 31st Manila International Book Fair (MIBF) will be held during the period from September 15th to September 19th. MIBF is one of the longest-running book fairs in Asia and gathers about 150 local and foreign exhibitors.
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2010-09-14
E-Book for Free: HarperCollins’ New Promotion - |
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The major publisher HarperCollins is testing the new form of promotion to give away an unpublished work in digital format. In this promotion, readers can download the mystery writer Charles Todd’s short story “The Girl on the Beach” free of charge through Amazon.com, BarnesandNoble.com and other maj...
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2010-09-14
Book Press Release Service Starts on September 1st - |
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On September 1st, Books+ & Rights Marketplace will be launching our exciting Book Press Release service. This service is positioned to enable translators and publishers who are interested in purchasing books/book rights to acquire relevant information, as well as to provide a perfect framework for p...
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2010-09-06
Amazon Claims to Have 70-80 Percent of E-book Mark - |
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In a recent interview with CNET, Ian Freed, a vice president of Amazon.com, claimed that the online retailer has 70-80 percent of the e-book market, and that 80% of its e-book sales are to Kindle owners.
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2010-09-06
Dan Brown's Paperback Breaks Record - |
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TheBookseller.com (U.K.) reported on August 3rd that The Lost Symbol, written by the American author Dan Brown, has broken the record for the weekly sale of a paperback novel, with 141,156 copies sold in the first week.
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2010-09-03
A Twitter Novel Is Now Available in Print - |
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The printed edition of the novel "The French Revolution," authored by the American novelist Matt Stewart and was first released on Twitter, was published on July 14th. The book is said to be the first full-length literary novel on Twitter that went into print.
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2010-08-26
Shortlist for The Forward Prizes 2010 is Announced - |
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The shortlist for the Forward Poetry Prizes, one of the U.K.'s most valuable poetry competitions, is announced on July 21st. The winners will be announced on October 6th.
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2010-08-26
Apple and Amazon Under Antitrust Scrutiny - |
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Wall Street Journal reported on August 3rd that Connecticut is bringing the pricing agreements of e-books, agreed on between major book publishers and leading digital retailers Apple and Amazon.com, to antitrust scrutiny. This is to address the concerns that the agreements in place "may restrict riv...
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2010-08-19
Baker & Taylor Works with Non-book Businesses - |
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Baker & Taylor, the U.S.'s major distributor of physical and digital books, has signed an agreement with the arts and crafts retailer Michaels to manage the retailer’s book program. With this deal, Baker & Taylor intends to supply print books to Michaels, keeping with the strategy to work with retai...
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2010-08-19
Barnes & Noble For Sale - |
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The New York Times reported on August 3rd that Barnes & Noble, a major book retailer in the U.S., is going to be put up for sale. The company, which has been making shifts to online and e-book business, says it is confident about its strategy and claims that its "iconic brand and unique competitive ...
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2010-08-14
Harlequin Publishes 14 Titles in 2010 - |
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Harlequin Enterprises, which has tapped into non-fiction genre for the past two years, plans to publish 14 non-fiction titles this year, and then aims for 25 non-fiction titles in 2011 before settling in at 36 titles yearly. The company wishes to establish an identity as more than just a romance pub...
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2010-08-14
Borders Launches Online Textbook Market - |
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Borders announced on July 21st that it is launching “Borders Textbook Marketplace” at borders.com/textbooks, offering the sales of 1.4 million new and used textbooks as well as the service to purchase used textbooks from students.
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2010-08-14
E-Books Outsell Hardcover Books on Amazon - |
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Amazon.com announced on July 19 that the sales of e-books over the past three months were 1.43 times higher than those of hardcover books. As for the past one month, e-book sales were 1.8 times higher than hardcover sales. However, the sales of Kindle have suffered due to competition from other e-re...
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2010-08-13
Sony Joins the e-Reader Price War - |
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Sony has joined the e-reader price war. The company has lowered prices for all of its three e-readers over the Fourth of July weekend. Sony’s entry into the e-reader price war was preceded by price reductions of competitor offerings such as Amazon's Kindle and Nook by Barnes and Noble.
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2010-07-27
Barnes & Noble Intends to Expand Investment in Dig - |
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The chairman of Barnes & Noble said at the company’s recent investor conference that it plans to increase investment to make the transition from a bookseller to an electronic and technology retailer. The company, however, recognizes the importance of physical stores and estimates that physical books...
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2010-07-27
Medallion Establishes Ya-Ya, a New Young-adult Imp - |
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The U.S. publisher Medallion Press announced on July 7th that it would launch a new imprint for young adults, named Ya-Ya (“Young Adults writing for Young Adults ”). The company intends to publish fiction works by teenage writers written for teenage readers. The editors are currently welcoming submi...
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2010-07-27
“Carousel”-type Books Face Production Cost Hardshi - |
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An article on The Bookseller.com (U.K.) points out that the cost for producing carousel pop-up books is rising due to the value-added tax imposition within U.K. and increased foreign labor cost. Macmillan Children’s Books, one of the major imprints in such category, told the Bookseller that it plans...
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2010-07-27
Three Major Publishers Announce Agreement with Can - |
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On July 1st, three leading publishers, Hachette, HarperCollins and Simon & Schuster, announced that their books would be available for sale on Canada’s iBookstore. With the agency pricing model, it is expected that e-book prices in Canada’s iBookstore will vary widely.
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2010-07-22
London Book Fair 2010 - |
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The 39th annual London Book Fair was held during the period of April 19th to the 21st. Each year, this large-scale event gathers tens of thousand of people with interest in the publishing business, such as literary agents, publishers, booksellers, and authors from around the world.
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2010-07-22
Non-fiction Rights Dominant--The London Book Fair - |
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It was reported that the total of 36 rights deals were announced in the 39th London Book Fair that took place last month, with 21 non-fiction rights and 15 fiction rights. The breakdown is shown below.
[ ( ) indicates non-fiction.]
36 deals: 21 non-fiction, 15 fiction.
Publishers: Hachette 10 (2)...
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