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Book News
Thrillers Hot In May
Fred Vargas held the #1 slot on France’s fiction bestseller list in late May with 'When the Recluse Comes Out,' the latest in his series of mysteries starring Parisian police commissioner Adamsberg.
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Book NewsGermany's Publishing Revenue Rises 1% in 2016
A new report issued this week by the trade association representing German publishers and booksellers revealed that book revenue was up 1% in Germany last year, hitting €9.28 billion ($10.41 billion). The largest segment seeing gains was children's books.
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Book News
Behind the French Bestseller, 'Thinking and Acting Like A Cat'
This self-help book, which instructs people how to emulate the best qualities of cats, was helped along by an innovative marketing campaign in which its publisher reached out to cat lovers via Facebook.
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Deals
International Hot Book Properties, Week of June 12, 2017
A Swedish novel about an elderly woman generates a series of preempts; a German debut attracts the Americans and Brits, among others; and more.
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Book News
Digital Sales Down 2% in Canada in 2016
BookNet Canada's annual report, The State of Digital Publishing, shows a slight decline in sales of ebooks last year, even as publishers produced more digital titles.
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Deals
International Hot Book Properties, Week of May 22, 2017
A Swedish novel about a Marxist revolutionary gains traction; a Finish book about a Nordic lifestyle trend sells in the U.S.; and more.
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Book News
Behind the Italian Bestseller, 'Born Liquid'
A book by the renowned sociologist Zygmunt Bauman, who was admired by (among others) Pope Francis, has been a recent fixture on the Italian bestseller list.
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Trade Shows
New York Rights Fair Set for Spring 2018
The inaugural New York Rights Fair will run May 30 – June 1, 2018, and will be held at the Metropolitan Pavilion in Manhattan. The three-day fair will cover rights sales negotiation and distribution of content across print, audio, TV, film, and digital channels.
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Book News
Escapist Favorites Top in Europe
Rebecca Gablé, the bestselling author of historical fiction, returned to Germany’s fiction bestseller list in April at #1 with "The Foreign Queen," the second in her new Otto the Great Series.
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Book News
BookNet Canada Offers Studies of Popular Genres
BookNet Canada has issued four studies looking at the demographics for book buyers of biographies/autobiographies, detective fiction, science fiction and cookbooks, each showing trends for the genre.
