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African Publishing Innovation Fund Supports Distance Learning
The African Publishing Innovation Fund has announced that five companies will share $170,000 to develop distance learning projects in Africa. The companies are located in Ghana, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Zimbabwe.
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Spain and Latin America See Entrepreneurial Growth
A new platform in Spain offers matchmaking between publishers and distributors; Argentina's Trini Vegara launches a new publishing house: and Denmark's Podimo audio platform focuses on Latin America.
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In Mexico, Print Sales Slumped but Online Sales Soared in 2020
Audiobooks, e-books, and e-commerce all got a boost in Mexico last year.
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Dundurn Rebrands, Adding New Storefront and Imprint
Toronto's Dundurn Press has rebranded and updated its colophon to reflect a new vision for the company, as well as announcing plans to open a storefront later this year and the creation of a new imprint, Rare Machines.
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Online Retailers Won as Market Grew in Italy in 2020
Online and digital booksellers gained market share last year in Italy and total book sales grew 2.4%, according to the Italian Publishers Association. Small booksellers also found ways to innovate, despite challenges.
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Australia's Booktopia Has a December to Remember
Booktopia, the largest independent online bookseller in Australia, reported the strongest December in the company's 16-year history, shipping approximately 728,000 units during the month.
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U.K. and Irish Book Sales Surprised in 2020
According to Nielsen BookScan data, unit sales of print books hit 202 million in the year, 5.2% more than 2019. The total value of print books sold is estimated to be £1.76 billion, up 5.5% over 2019. Ireland saw similar growth.
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Prize Winners Score in Europe
As usually occurs, the winner of the Prix Goncourt, France’s top fiction prize, shot to #1 on the French fiction list after it was announced in late November.
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European Book Sales Faltered in 2020
Year-end book sales across Europe were slammed by Covid-19 lockdowns. Still, preliminary results in three major markets show that declines for the full year were modest.
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Italians Read More During the Pandemic
The results of a new survey revealed that Italians are reading more during the pandemic due in part to millions of consumers buying books online and downloading e-books for the first time.
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Select Spanish-Language Titles: November–December 2020
A list of Spanish-language titles from November to December.
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Canadian-Owned Publishers Oppose PRH Buying S&S
The Association of Canadian Publishers published a letter last week calling on the Canadian government to scrutinize the proposed merger of PRH and S&S for antitrust issues.
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Márquez, Hernández Top 2020 Mexican Lists So Far
Book sales in Mexico in 2020 have been hit hard by the Covid-19 pandemic and were down as much as 75% in April, at the start of the country’s lockdown, compared to April 2019, according to Nielsen BookScan.
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Passion and Patience: PW Talks with German Agent Nicole Witt
German literary agent Nicole Witt of the Mertin Literary Agency in Frankfurt, who represents many notable and emerging Latin American authors, discusses the Spanish-language rights market in 2020.
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Prioritizing Spanish: PW talks with Scribd’s Julie MacKay
Over the past several years, Scribd, a U.S.-based digital subscription service for e-books, audiobooks, and magazines, has aggressively expanded into international markets, with a focus on the Spanish-speaking world.
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Fostering Bilingual Mexico-U.S. Collaboration
Literal Publishing was launched in Houston, Tex., 17 years ago and has grown to become an influential voice in the bilingual, Spanish-English publishing scene through its literary magazine and books.
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Launching in a Pandemic
Wendolín Perla, founder of Perla Ediciones, talks about the challenges and rewards she faced launching an independent publishing house for translated, contemporary classics in Mexico City this August.
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Lectorum Celebrates 60 Years
Lectorum, the largest distributor of Spanish-language books in the U.S., is commemorating its 60th anniversary; in addition to offering 30,000 Spanish books, it now offers e-books and English titles, too.
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Spanish Titles Still Growing at IPG
With nearly 8,000 titles for adults and children from 40 publishers in its catalog, the Chicago-based IPG continues to see strong interest in its Spanish-language catalog in the U.S. 2019 was its best sales year yet.
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Indigo Sees Sales Rise in Second Quarter
A 113% spike in online sales was enough to offset declines of in-store sales leading to a 1% revenue gain in the second quarter at Indigo Books and Music.
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