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Nourry Out at Hachette Livre, New CEO Appointed
Lagardère announced the appointment of Pierre Leroy as chairman and CEO of Hachette Livre, replacing Arnaud Nourry. Last week, Nourry publicly criticized the suggestion that Lagardère's publishing group could be broken up or merged with Vivendi-owned rival Editis.
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Sheikh Zayed Book Awards Shortlist Announced
The shortlists for the Sheikh Zayed Book Awards have been announced in six of nine categories. The prize is among the richest and most prestigious awards dedicated to supporting Arabic literature, language, and culture.
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Le Tellier Is #1 in France, Wells Tops in Germany
Hervé Le Tellier’s Prix Goncourt winner, 'The Anomaly,' continued a four-month run in late February atop the French fiction bestseller list. In Germany, 'Hard Land' by Benedict Wells landed at #1 on the fiction list.
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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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