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Sharjah Named London Book Fair Market Focus 2020
The London Book Fair has named the United Arab Emirate of Sharjah as the Market Focus of the London Book Fair 2020.
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This Year's London Book Fair Wraps
Over three days last week in London, England, a stable publishing industry clashed with the chaos of Brexit.
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London Book Fair 2019: Heard Any Good Poems Lately?
How the growing popularity of audio and a resurgence in poetry are driving interest in a UK-based internet radio station.
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London Book Fair 2019: A ‘Complex’ Moment For Argentinean Publishers
Ahead of the 2019 London Book Fair, PW caught up with Javier López Llovet, CEO of Penguin Random House in Argentina, to talk about the the industry's challenges in the region.
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London Book Fair 2019: With Blockchain and AI, Rana DiOrio Explores Publishing’s Cutting Edge
Rana DiOrio's latest venture, Creative Mint, seeks to leverage the power of blockchain technology to “democratize and decentralize” rights transactions.
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London Book Fair 2019: In Brazil, Publishers Facing Historic Challenge
Ahead of the London Book Fair, PW caught up with Marcos Pereira, President of the Brazilian Publishers Association (SNEL) and Publisher of Editora Sextante, one of the largest trade publishers in Brazil.
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London Book Fair 2019: Four Questions for...Chad Post
What’s the state of the U.S. market for literature in translation? Ahead of the 2019 London Book Fair, PW caught up with Open Letter and Three Percent founder Chad Post to get a glimpse at where things stand.
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London Book Fair 2019: Ian McEwan Leads Writers Against Brexit
Speaking at LBF just hours before the U.K. House of Commons voted on Tuesday night on the newest Brexit proposal, writer Ian McEwan described leaving the EU as “a national tragedy.”
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London Book Fair 2019: Why Brexit Might Hit British Academic Publishers Hardest
Brexit remains a source of uncertainty for all British publishers, but it has already negatively impacted the academic publishing sector in the U.K.
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London Book Fair 2019: Four Questions for...Richard Charkin
Charkin’s new venture, Mensch Publishing, officially launched last month with Guy Kennaway’s darkly funny memoir 'Time to Go.' PW caught up with Charkin ahead of the 2019 London Book Fair to talk about his new turn as an indie publisher—and the simple question that inspired him to take the leap.
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London Book Fair 2019: What a New Regime in Mexico Means for the Book Business
PW talks to Fernando Esteves, Managing Director of Ediciones SM in Mexico, about the state of the Mexican book business, and what lies ahead in 2019.
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London Book Fair 2019: What’s Next For BISG?
Ahead of the 2019 London Book Fair, PW caught up with BISG executive director Brian O'Leary about the group's current efforts.
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London Book Fair 2019: In Canada, a Busy Year for Copyright
Kate Edwards, Executive Director of the Association of Canadian Publishers runs down the latest legal and legislative actions affecting Canadian publishers and authors in the copyright arena.
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London Book Fair 2019: Audiobooks Stay Hot
A standing room only audience suggests that interest in digital audio, like the format itself, is still surging
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HC Launches International Imprint, HarperVia
HarperVia will focus on acquiring international titles for world English publication and will release its first three books this fall.
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London Book Fair 2019: New Tools, Enduring Values Will Drive Publishing’s Future
At the 2019 London Book Fair's Quantum Conference, Faber & Faber CEO Stephen Page rallied publishers to focus not just on their own bottom lines, but on the unique, and vital role publishers play in our cultural ecosystem.
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London Book Fair 2019: Why the Double-Digit Growth in Audiobooks Is Likely to Continue
For a second year in a row, the rapid growth of digital audio will be a hot topic at the London Book Fair, and that growth shows no signs of slowing down in 2019. PW recently caught up with Amanda D’Acierno, President & Publisher, Penguin Random House Audio Group to talk about audio’s rise, and its prospects for continued growth.
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'Engagement, Not Despair': PW Talks to Bill McKibben
In his new book, 'Falter: Has the Human Game Begun to Play Itself Out?', the pioneering science writer and environmental activist offers a thoughtful, sobering look at the future of humanity.
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London Book Fair 2019: Why the Story of Our Networked World Is a Story of Upheaval
In his new book, former F.C.C. Chariman Tom Wheeler deftly explores 500 years of network revolutions, and offers an invaluable take on the challenges we now face.