From Sweden, Denmark, the UK, Australia, the USA, the Netherlands, and Norway, today’s titles include children’s books and an LGBT graphic novel.
Highlights of Bookwire’s ‘All About Audio’: Podcasts, Audiobooks
Taking both audiobooks and podcasting together, the Bookwire ‘All About Audio’ program was a multifaceted tour of the issues with a final message to publishers: Streaming is inevitable.
Denmark’s Saga Egmont on Its Acquisition of Spain’s Sonolibro
Having just acquired Sonolibro, Saga Egmont director Lasse Korsemann Horne sees the Spanish-language audiobook market as a key territory for expansion.
Nordic Literature Export Organizations Offer Further Translation Support
With in-person rights meetings on hold during the pandemic, FILI and other Nordic literary organizations guarantee 50-percent translation funding for approved grant applications.
Frankfurter Buchmesse Opens Its Sixth Annual Free-Stand Competition
Two free stands at Frankfurt are available again this year—one for a winner from Germany and one for an international recipient.
Danish AI Software Specialists UNSILO Announce Japanese and US Deals
In two announcements days apart, Denmark’s UNSILO publisher software announces agreements with PeerJ and Kyorinsha.
Rights Roundup: Purpose-Driven Reads on the International Rights Market
Our Rights Roundup today brings you eight titles written by seven women and one man from seven countries, each book with a clear goal.
2019 Nordic Council Prizes Honor Authors Jonas Elka and Kristin Roskifte
Jonas Eika and Kristin Roskifte have been awarded the Nordic Council’s book prizes for this year. Separately, Greta Thunberg declined the environment prize.
Bologna Tours Rodari Show; Denmark’s UNSILO Signs UK’s Cambridge
The Bologna Children’s Book Fair is mounting a new touring exhibition of illustrations, and Danish AI specialists at UNSILO sign Cambridge University Press.
Denmark, UK, and Germany Represented in ContentShift Competition This Year
This year’s ContentShift accelerator program includes both genuinely new startups and some companies that have, as organizers say, ‘market maturity.’