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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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Bookshop Has Strong Early U.K. Sales
Bookshop, the online bookseller, started selling books in the U.K. on Monday and is already showing strong sales. "After shipping is accounted for, we sold £135,000 in the first 48 hours" said founder Andy Hunter.
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Australia's Booktopia to Raise $30 million in IPO
Booktopia, the largest Australian-owned online retailer operating in the country, has filed a prospectus for an IPO to raise AUS$43.1 million ($30 million). It hopes to begin trading on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) December 3.
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An International View of the Frankfurt Book Fair
A range of international book players discuss their highlights from the fair.
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Book Buzz Without a Book Fair?
With in-person events at Frankfurt canceled this year, industry insiders worry that foreign right sales will lag.
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Ediciones Urano Will Do English-language Titles in the U.S.
Beginning in November, Spanish-language publisher Ediciones Urano will add English-language titles to its North American publishing program. It hopes to release 10 English-language titles in 2021, starting with 'The Actor: How to Live an Authentic Life' by Don Miguel Ruiz.
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Spanish-Language Titles: September
Select September Spanish-language titles compiled by Leylha Ahuile, with descriptions provided by the publishers
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Looking for Today’s Latinx: PW talks with Paola Ramos
The debut author of 'Finding Latinx: In Search of the Voices Redefining Latino Identity,' due out from Penguin Random House on October 20 in both English and Spanish editions, explores what it means to be Latino in the U.S. today.
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Australia's Booktopia Preps for $30 Million IPO
Booktopia, the largest online bookseller in Australia, is preparing for a December IPO which could raise as much as AUS$40 million ($30 million). The company has seen sales surge in 2020 as a result of lockdowns due to the pandemic.
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Canadian Publishing 2020: Keeping It Local
In uncertain times, indie publishers are focusing on Canadian authors
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Canadian Publishing 2020: A Decade of CitizenKids
Kids Can Press puts a spotlight on global issues
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Canadian Publishing 2020: Why UTP Supports BLM
Social change is central to the mission of every university press
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Canadian Publishing 2020: Hiring Creators Helps
Having authors and illustrators on staff is an advantage at PRH Canada.
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Canadian Publishing 2020: BLM, Dundurn, and Diversity
Publishing Black writers is both a personal and professional priority.
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PRH Canada in 2020: PW talks with CEO Kristin Cochrane
As the CEO of Penguin Random House Canada, Kristin Cochrane is well positioned to gauge the impact that Covid-19 and the fight for racial justice have had on publishing this year.
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Canadian Publishing 2020: So Many Statements
A Canadian novelist has mixed feelings about social media outpourings in a year of BLM protests.
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Canadian Publishing 2020: Fun Reading Equals Academic Success
Trade books can play an important role in the real and virtual classroom.
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