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The Frankfurt Book Fair Finds a New Normal
A stable book market offsets political and economic uncertainty at 2019's show.
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Frankfurt Book Fair 2019: Netflix V-p Talks Book Strategy
At the Global 50 CEO Talk held on Wednesday at the Frankfurt Book Fair, Kelly Luegenbiehl, v-p of international originals at Netflix. discussed the streaming service's relationship with books and publishing.
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Frankfurt Book Fair 2019: Markus Dohle Is Sold on the Future of the Book
In a reception at Penguin Random House's stand at the Frankfurt Book Fair, global CEO Markus Dohle again expressed his confidence in the future for both his company and the book industry in general.
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Frankfurt Book Fair 2019: Rights Meeting Focuses on China
At the Frankfurt Rights meeting, a trio of Chinese publishing executives confirmed what many have come to believe is the case: that Chinese publishers have actively turned inward and are deliberately slowing rights purchases.
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Frankfurt Book Fair 2019: PW Talks to Storytel CEO Jonas Tellander
What’s fueling the rapid, global rise of Swedish audiobook provider Storytel? On the eve of the Frankfurt Book Fair, PW caught up with CEO Jonas Tellander to find out.
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What We Learned from the Apple E-books Case
PW catches up with Cleveland-Marshall College of Law Professor Chris Sagers, whose new book 'United States v. Apple: Competition in America', uses the Apple e-books case to explore the state of competition policy in America.
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Frankfurt Book Fair 2019: Stage Two for Europe's Copyright Update
In March, the European Parliament approved the Directive on Copyright in the Digital Single Market. But more work lies ahead as EU member states must now update their national copyright laws by 2021 to comply with the directive.
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Frankfurt Book Fair 2019: Nicholas Lemann Takes Stock of the American Dream
Ahead of the Frankfurt Book Fair, PW caught up with Nicholas Lemann, author of the brilliant new book, 'Transaction Man: The Rise of the Deal and the Decline of the American Dream.'
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Frankfurt Book Fair 2019: What's the Story with Storytel?
The Swedish Company is leading a booming digital audiobook subscription market in Europe. But is the digital subscription business sustainable for publishers?
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Frankfurt Book Fair 2019: Nobel Winner Olga Tokarczuk Speaks of Unity
On the heels of her Nobel win, and an important election in her native Poland, Tokarczuk spoke at the 2019 Frankfurt Book Fair opening press conference.
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What American Agents Will Be Selling at the 2019 Frankfurt Book Fair
Rounding up big titles up for grabs from Aevitas Creative Management, the Clegg Agency, ICM Partners, and more.
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Frankfurt Book Fair Gets Back to Business
Despite heightening political and economic turmoil around the globe, a sense of confidence and stability has returned to the show.
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Frankfurt Updates Hall Plan, Adds Audiobook Focus
The Frankfurt Book Fair has finalized its Hall Plan for 2019, notably moving the Literary Agents and Rights Center and adding a new exhibition area for audiobooks.
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Netflix Exec to Take the Stage at Frankfurt
Kelly Luegenbiehl, v-p of international originals at Netflix, will be the featured guest this October at the annual "Global 50 CEO Talk" offered at the Frankfurt Book Fair.
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Why Chimamanda Adichie Will Not 'Shut Up'
The full remarks of Adichie's powerful speech at the 2018 Frankfurt Book Fair, in which the acclaimed novelist talks about why this is a time for new voices, for boldness in storytelling, and why literature today matters more than ever.
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Phishing Scam Seeking Manuscripts Spreads Worldwide
A scam that typically involves a literary agent, scout, or publisher being asked for a manuscript by what appears to be a trusted party—another agent, scout or publisher—via email has continued to spread and was the subject of much discussion during the Frankfurt Book Fair.
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Frankfurt Book Fair 2018: Rights Meeting Features Poland, Romania, and Russia
The annual Rights Meeting focused on the Polish, Romanian and Russian publishing markets, which have all faced challenges from politics and economics.
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Stability Reigns at Frankfurt
The 2018 fair had a business-as-usual vibe, and exhibitions and exhibitors were both up.
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Frankfurt Book Fair 2018: Moving Agents Center Prompts Complaints
The Literary Agents & Scouts Centre is moving to a new location next year, a change publishers and agents worry may make their time in Frankfurt less productive.
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