Global Publishing
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International book markets: Developments & trends - bestsellers - digital innovation - professional information - global networking. |
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We analyse the global publishing industry and international book markets across Europe, the USA and Asia, research the "Global Ranking of the Publishing Industry", co-operate in cutting edge research and consulting projects with leading actors from BookExpo America to UNESCO and operate a network of the leading international trade magazines. |
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| NEW | The Global Ranking of the Publishing Industry 2010:
Industry leaders discuss the business of publishing today. |
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Wednesday, October 6, 2010, 14:30 - 16:00 Frankfurt Book Fair, hall 4.2, Room Dimension Organiser: Livres Hebdo with buchreport, Publishers Weekly and The Bookseller.
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What is the state of the publishing industry? What are the powerhouses, what the strategies and the perspectives for winning the game of change? How is the complex relationship between publishers and retail evolving in a landscape of changing roles? Based on the empirical evidence as presented by the Global Ranking of the Publishing Industry for the fourth year in a row, top representatives of leading global trade publishing and retail groups discuss where the business is going. An analysis of the Global Ranking of the Publishing Industry here The complete ranking here Presentation and key findings here. More on the Global Ranking here |
Speakers : Jesús Badenes , Managing director books, Planeta Teresa Cremisi, CEO of Flammarion group and VP RCS Libri. Peter Field , CEO Penguin, UK and CEO DK Worldwide Carolyn Reidy , President and CEO, Simon & Schuster Pascal Zimmer , Managing director, Libri, Germany Moderated by Fabrice Piault (Livres Hebdo) and Rüdiger Wischenbart (Content and Consulting) Details here Media coverage here |
| On the "Heidelberg Appell" against Open Access and against the Google Settlement | A critical analysiss of the German controvery between "literati" and "digerati" in book publishing. |
The "Heidelberg Appell" of March 2009 has triggered a wide controversy in Germany on how the digital technology will change both the book industry and book culture. In these essays, I argue why I disagree with the Heidelberg Appell and how I consider it a contemporary version of the ancient battles between modernists and traditionalists. |
| Für einen Sammelband des Institut für Auslandsbeziehungen - Erscheint im Herbst 2009 | Vielfalt der Bücher
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Die heiß umstrittenen Themen in der aktuellen Debatte ums Buch – das Buch als Kulturgut, das Urheberrecht, die Rolle der Verlage und des Handels – spielen in den gängigen Standarddefinitionen des Buches keine Rolle. Die Thesen über Trends und Entwicklungen der Buchkultur werden ohne empirische Evidenz vorgetragen. Sie sind in ihrer simplen Argumentation schlicht falsch. Die Buchkultur ist stärker und vielfältiger als ihre Retter behaupten. Mehr |
| The European Bestseller List April 2008-March 2009 |
An analysis of the most successful fiction authors and their impact, based on top 10 bestseller lists in 7 major European book markets. Here | |
| Diversity Report 2008 | A survey and flow analysis of book translation statist ics across Europe between 1979 through 2007. More | |
A LOGOS Article on the Future of the Book (on eBooks and digitization) in LOGOS 19/4 |
Ripping off the cover. Has digitization changed what’s really in the book? |
What is a book? And, what’s really in it? These two simple questions are getting both more complicated and more interesting as books are moving from their incarnation as “laminated wood pulp” — as some digerati nerds mock the ink-onpaper versions of traditional knowledge containers — to other, mostly digital media. A think piece. More |
Initiated by Livres Hebdo, co-published by buchreport,
Publishers Weekly, Svensk Bokhandel, The Bookseller . Presentation of the Frankfurt Press Conference |
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| BookExpo America | "Where the world gathers to get a great read of the industry" - Appointed as "Director of International Affairs" for the largest US American book fair. Organizing the "Global Market Forum" - join us 2009 at the Jacob J. Javits Center in New York City ( 28 - 31 May 2009). | |
| UNESCO | The Book Statistics Project, co-initiated by UNESCO, IPA, IBF and IFLA. | |
| Buch Wien Extended | A new platform for publishing, reading and the debate on translation and cultural diversity in Vienna, and in Central and Southeast Europe. | |
| PubMagNet: A network of the leading international book trade magazines, including buchreport, China Publishing Today, El Cultural, Livres Hebdo, Informazioni Editoriali, Publishers Weekly, Svensk Bokhandel, The Bookseller . |
International bestsellers | Monthly surveys of the books that made it to the top across Europe, the USA and China. Here |
| China | A knowledge and networking for publishing in China - with BookExpo America and China Publishing Today. Here | |
| Central and Southeast Europe | A knowledge and networking for publishing, translation and cultural diversity - with Buch Wien, Reed Messe Wien and Kulturkontakt Austria. Here | |
| Translation & diversity | Research, analysis and lobbying on what makes books that special matter in the knowledge society. Here | |
| Production and Printing | A contact and networking platform for outsourcing printing and production in publishing. Special focus on "Printing in Singapore". |
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| Speaking engagements | Presentations and insights for & with the international book community. Most recently: |
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European Publishing Market Watch 2004 |
A survey and analysis of publishing across Europe (EU 25) with our focus on discussing "diversity" throughout the industry. The detailed reports here. |
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Virtualienmarkt / Perlentaucher |
A regular column on publishing and culture in the digital world. Here |