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A New Italian Literary Agency Is Born
Veteran literary agent Milly Ruggiero, currently foreign rights manager at the Rights Factory, spoke with PW about her new literary agency, Booklé, based in Naples, Italy.
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The State of Sales for English-Language Editions in Europe
Across Europe, English-language editions are becoming increasingly popular, which affects the sales of local translated editions. One rights agent warns of “a massively dire state for foreign-language editions in certain markets.”
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BookTok Boom: Social Media Helps Drive Sales in Some International Markets
BookTok is playing an increasingly important role in international book sales, according to new data from Nielsen BookData, as its global research points to “strong fiction, declining nonfiction, and slower price increases.”
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Bringing Balkan Literature to the U.S.
Croatian publisher Ivan Sršen discusses the surprising success of Sandorf Passage, a U.S. publishing house focused on translations from Eastern Europe.
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Frankfurt Book Fair 2024: Professional Attendance Up 9%
As the Frankfurt Book Fair's professional program wraps up today, fair director Jurgen Boos reported a rise in trade visitors and a pivot to catering to consumers, many drawn by the rise of "new adult" publishing.
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Frankfurt Book Fair 2024: Elif Shafak Offers Literature as an Antidote for an Ill World
Freedom to read is imperiled in a world that is ill at ease with the idea of freedom of thought, of feeling, of difference. No one knows this better than Elif Shafak, the Turkish author of 20 books translated into 50 languages, who spoke at the 2024 Frankfurt Book Fair's opening press conference.
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Frankfurt Book Fair 2024: Ukraine’s Literary Resilience
Ukraine has once again made a powerful statement at this year’s Frankfurt Book Fair with its national stand themed “Reclaiming the Voice,” a poignant reflection of the country’s struggle to maintain its cultural identity amid ongoing conflict.
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Frankfurt Book Fair 2024: A Feeling of Optimism
In what has been generally a drama-free event, the focus at this year's fair was on doing deals as the international publishing business settles into a post-pandemic rhythm.
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A Look Inside the Global Webcomics Business
Kim Hyung Joo, head of webtoons at leading digital publishing platform Munpia, discusses the growth of the billion-dollar Korean webcomic business.
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The 10 Largest Publishers in the World
RELX Group remains in the number one slot, with sales at the STM and legal publisher holding relatively even at $6.3 billion, while Japan’s Hitotsubashi Group moved into the seventh spot due to the further integration of two publishers the holding company owns.
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