To educate children, Argentina’s Pequeno Editor published a biodegradable book embedded with jacaranda seeds that can literally be planted after it is read.
What City Has More Bookstores Per Capita Than Any Other?
Buenos Aires, with 2.8 million people, has 734 bookstores, or 25 for every 100,000 people — the highest per capita in the world.
Dealmaking at the Buenos Aires Book Fair
Nicole Witt of the Mertin Literary Agency reports on rights deals from the Buenos Aires Book Fair, where literary fiction is always a highlight.
Buenos Aires’ Gov’t Assists Publishers With Exports
A program in Buenos Aires aims to assist small- and medium-sized Argentine publishers develop overseas markets, streamline business practices and digitize.
How Alliances Bolster Latin American Indie Publishing
A quintet of editors from Argentina and Mexico discuss the boom and future of independent publishing in Latin America.
Argentina’s BajaLibros Aims to Sell Ebooks to All of America
In an effort to defy difficulties at home, Argentine e-bookseller BajaLibros is aiming to sell ebooks throughout Latin America as well as the United States.
Global Ebook Retailers Race to Beat Amazon into Latin America
Global Spanish-language ebook retailers are racing to capture Latin American readers and bolster ebook sales before Amazon makes a big push into the region.
Argentina’s La Bestia Revives English Authors in Spanish
Argentina’s La Bestia publishing house brings previously untranslated top English titles, from authors such as Kurt Vonnegut, into Spanish translations.
Top 12 Articles on Publishing in Latin America of 2014
Latin America is a dynamic book publishing region. Read our top articles from 2014 about publishing in Brazil, Mexico, Argentina and other Latin American countries.
Brazil, Asia Are Key Emerging Book Rights Territories
UK rights experts and IPR License discuss why Brazil, Latin America, and Asia are emerging as promising rights territories for books.