Continuing its expansion into the international market, Open Road Integrated Media announced a partnership with Barcelona eBooks, an English-language digital publisher with offices in New York and Barcelona. Barcelona eBooks digital titles will be available this summer in North American and international retail channels.
Among the first titles to be released will be Noah Gordon’s historical novel The Winemaker, published in English for the first time; as well as titles from Gordon’s backlist. Other titles to be released by the partnership include A Barcelona Heiress by Sergio Vila-Sanjuan and The Street of Three Beds by Roser Caminals. Books will be available through Amazon.com, BN.com, the Apple iBookstore, Google Play, Kobo, OverDrive and Sony Reader e-book store.
Barcelona EBooks cofounder and CEO Blanca Rosa Roca said her company will focus on “exciting writers as well as a wide variety of selections from our backlists.”
Jane Friedman, CEO and cofounder of Open Road, said, Barcelona eBooks has, “a unique catalog that will appeal to English readers everywhere. We are excited about our agreement and the new partnership builds upon our international publishing program that was recently launched with the Mondadori Group of Italy.”
