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News'PW' in Spanish Debuts Around the World
The first issue of 'Publishers Weekly en Español' was published this week in Spain. The inaugural edition features an array of original interviews, news, and analysis, as well as more than 50 book reviews of Spanish-language titles.
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Trade Shows
Book Fair Directors Say Live Shows Must Go On
On the eve of the Gothenburg Book Fair, which runs September 24-28, director Frida Edman and Frankfurt's Juergen Boos have written an open letter saying virtual events are no substitute for live fairs.
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Frankfurt Book Fair
RELX Stays #1
A year after the RELX Group (formerly Reed Elsevier) wrestled away the crown of the world’s largest publisher from longtime leader Pearson, the STM, business, and legal publisher stayed #1 with revenue in 2019 of $5.64 billion, about a 7% increase from 2018.
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Frankfurt Book Fair
Frankfurt 2020: A Virtual Experiment
With the physical fair canceled, the international event is creating new online opportunities for publishers.
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Frankfurt Book Fair
Frankfurt Book Fair: Going Virtual
American agents prep for a Frankfurt like no other—from their homes.
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Frankfurt Book Fair
ReBoot Kicks Off
ReBoot: Books, Business, and Reading, comprising an October 13 conference plus research tracks, is designed to analyze how Covid-19 could reshape the global publishing industry.
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Frankfurt Book Fair
Frankfurt Cancels Physical Fair, Goes All Virtual
The Frankfurt Book Fair has canceled its in-person fair and will proceed as an entirely virtual, online-only event. It will take place, as scheduled, October 12-18.
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Trade Shows
Beijing Book Fair Makes Virtual Pivot
The 27th edition of the Beijing International Book Fair, which would have taken place at the China International Exhibition Center from August 26 to August 30, kicked off its virtual version last week.
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News
Canadian Book Sales Recover from Covid-19 Dip
The last eight weeks of book sales in Canada have been better than the corresponding period in 2019 and the market is slowly making up for sales lost earlier in the year due to the Covid-19 crisis, says BookNet Canada's CEO Noah Genner.
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Frankfurt Book Fair
Virtual Exhibitors, Agents at Frankfurt to Have Multiple Platforms
Virtual exhibitors, including literary agents and rights representatives, will be able to participate in the upcoming fair and promote themselves through a variety of means, including the fair's online catalog, webinars, and its new digital rights platform.
