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Guadalajara Book Fair Puts Spanish Audiobooks in the Spotlight
The Guadalajara International Book Fair hosted its first forum dedicated exclusively to audiobooks, reflecting the format's increasing popularity and recent production surge in Spanish-language markets.
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Guadalajara Book Fair 2024: High Energy Event 'Exceeded Expectations'
Growing global interest in Spanish-language content brought renewed energy to the Guadalajara International Book Fair this year, pushing the number of participating professionals beyond pre-pandemic levels.
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Palestinian Publisher Wins Top IPA Award
The International Publishers Association awarded this year’s Prix Voltaire to Gaza-based publisher Samir Mansour, with a special award given to the late Ukrainian author Victoria Amelina, who was killed last year in a Russian missile attack.
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Rome’s Small Press Book Fair Celebrates ‘More Books, More Freedom’
Più libri più liberi (More Books, More Freedom), scheduled for December 4-8 at Rome's La Nuvola convention center, will showcase independent Italian publishers under the theme "The Measure of the World," a commemoration of the 700th anniversary of Marco Polo's death.
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Audio Forum Returns to BolognaBookPlus in 2024
The Audio Forum at BolognaBookPlus will return next year on April 2 with a roster of industry speakers, and crime novelist Tom Benjamin has been named BolognaBookPlus 2025 author ambassador.
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Shanghai Children’s Book Fair Wraps Up Its 11th Edition
Despite recent challenges, the Chinese children’s book market, comprised of 370 million children and young adults, remains a big draw for publishers, making CCBF an important stop for companies looking to increase their sales in the country.
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Guadalajara International Book Fair 2024: Breaking the Monolingual Mold
Two new bookstores in Miami and Des Moines are expanding options for bilingual readers.
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Guadalajara International Book Fair 2024: Ingram Is Expanding Spanish Language Distribution, and Its Global Reach
The Ingram Content Group will have a large presence at the 2024 Guadalajara Book Fair as the company seeks to significantly expand its engagement with Spanish-language publishers, retailers, authors, and other professionals.
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Guadalajara International Book Fair 2024: A Surge in Spanish-Language Audiobooks
Production has ramped up significantly over the past year, according to Dosdoce founder Javier Celaya, who will keynote the FIL’s 2024 audiobooks forum.
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Guadalajara International Book Fair 2024: “A Two-Way Street”
Spain’s guest of honor program at FIL will feature 150 authors from 60 publishing houses.
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Guadalajara International Book Fair 2024: Spain in the Spotlight
The 2024 Guadalajara International Book Fair will feature thousands of events, including an extensive program hosted by this year’s guest of honor nation.
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International Publishers See an Uptick in Business at 2024 Beijing International Book Fair
With the Chinese marketing showing signs of improving, the number of overseas attendees to the fair rose, and many reported productive business discussions.
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The Beijing International Book Fair Looks to Put the Pandemic in the Rearview Mirror
Now firmly ensconced at a new location and with a new date, the fair and its organizers are looking to flip to a new chapter following the devastating effects of Covid on the Chinese book business. Initial results are encouraging, with 150 new exhibitors attending this year's event.
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Ukrainian Book Festival Offers Hope Amid Tragedy
Last week, the 12th International Book Arsenal Festival was held in Kyiv, under the theme "Life on the Edge." Just days before the festival's opening, a Russian missile strike on Kharkiv's Factor Druk printing plant killed seven people and destroyed 50,000 books.
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Abu Dhabi Congress Addresses the Role of Arabic in Creative Industries
This year's 2024 International Congress of Arabic Publishing and Creative Industries brought together 380 attendees from around the world to discuss the role of Arabic language and culture in the book publishing business and beyond.
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Sharjah Booksellers Conference Attracts 550 Pros from 76 Countries
The third annual meeting, held April 27-28, stressed the importance for the global publishing community to work together to confront challenges and to seize growth opportunities.
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Thessaloniki Book Fair Puts Focus on Rights, Sharjah
More than 30 professionals from 22 countries are participating in the second Dialogue Rights Center at the Thessaloniki Book Fair this May 16-18. The fair, which showcases Greek publishing, is featuring Sharjah as the guest of honor.
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Bologna 2024: Experts Wrestle with AI's Transformative Potential
The Bologna Children's Book Fair hosted several discussions focusing on the impact of AI on the publishing industry, ranging from those advocating for regulation of AI to others addressing how it can be harnessed to foster creativity and efficiency.
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Bologna 2024: Program Highlights
Next month’s Bologna Book Fair, the world’s largest rights fair devoted to children’s books, offers an extensive lineup of programming throughout the fair’s four days. Here are some of the highlights.
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Bologna 2024: Embracing More of the World
The Bologna Children’s Book Fair expands its global reach while remaining focused on its flagship program.