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London Book Fair 2015: Brazil’s Race to Digital
What is holding back e-books in Brazil? PublishNews Brazil's Carlo Carrenho looks at three surmountable hurdles, and a digital book market waiting to take off.
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Frankfurt Book Fair Unveils New Opener: Digital Spotlight 2015
Through countless discussions, experiments, challenges, and conferences, the digital transition has been front and center in the publishing industry for over a decade now.
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London Book Fair 2015: Oberlin Prof’s Debut Draws Seven Figures
On the eve of the London Book Fair, DeSales Harrison has struck literary gold. The Oberlin College professor’s debut novel, 'The Waters & the Wild,' has sold to Kate Medina at Penguin Random House for seven figures.
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London Book Fair 2015: In Pre-Fair Deals, Debut Sells to Knopf for Rumored 7 Figures
With the book fair just days away, a number of major sales have closed in the U.S., among them the acquisition of a debut novel, by a 25-year-old, for a rumored seven figures.
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Surprise Project Becomes Simon & Schuster's Big London Book
The backstory of Steven Rowley’s new nearly seven-figure book deal with Simon & Schuster is the stuff of publishing fairy tales.
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European Publishing Spotlight, 2015
Ahead of the 2015 London Book Fair, PW asked publishing insiders from France, Germany, Italy, Spain, and Sweden to share what's happening in their markets, from the hot genres to the big-picture challenges.
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Euro Publishing Spotlight, 2015: Piracy, Bookstore Closures Hamper Spain’s Book Industry
Elena Ramirez, editorial director of Seix Barral and director of international fiction for Planeta, Spain’s largest publisher, observes that the Spanish book industry has adjusted to a new normal after the country’s financial crisis.
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Euro Publishing Spotlight, 2015: Launching New Authors Is a Challenge in Germany
“The German publishing industry is going through a transition right now.
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Euro Publishing Spotlight, 2015: An Improving Mood in France
To get a snapshot of the market in France, PW spoke with Maggie Doyle, foreign acquisitions director at Editions Robert Laffont.
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Euro Publishing Spotlight, 2015: In Italian Publishing, Caution Prevails
As book sales continue to decline in Italy, publishers are extremely careful in building their lists.
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Euro Publishing Spotlight, 2015: Crime and ‘Feel Good’ Novels Reign in Sweden
In the past decade, Sweden has become synonymous with crime fiction.
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London Briefcase 2015: What U.S. Agencies Will be Selling
PW surveys U.S. agencies that will be selling at the show, looking for the projects poised to make waves.
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Frustrations Air Over Rights Center Space at London Book Fair
As the London Book Fair prepares to return to Olympia following its move from Earls Court, the challenge of moving an exhibition of this size has become apparent.
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London Book Fair 2014: Howey Champions DIY Publishing
Wool author Hugh Howey, who has emerged in recent years as one of the poster boys for self-publishing, discussed his career path, and the perks of bring a hybrid author, at a panel during this week's London Book Fair.
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London Book Fair 2014: Goodbye Earls Court, Hello Olympia
You may know that the London Book Fair is moving for 2015 and beyond. But what you may not know is that its new home, the Olympia London, is pretty spectacular.
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PW London Book Fair Show Daily: Day 3, April 10, 2014
Read the complete PW London Book Fair Show Daily here.
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London Book Fair 2014: Pictures From the Show
A selection of photos from the 2014 London Book Fair.
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London Book Fair 2014: Excellence Award Winners Revealed
Publishers from Belorussia, Pakistan, India, Denmark, Australia, Malaysia, the U.S. and China were among the winners of the first London Book Fair International Book Industry Excellence Awards.
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London Book Fair 2014: Ebershoff Takes Up With the ‘Hausfrau’
A late addition to the hot books at the London Book Fair is a debut novel called "Hausfrau" that Random House's David Ebershoff preempted world rights to on Friday.
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