Spotify takes its premium subscribers the option to buy 15 hours of extra audiobook listening time as a monthly add-on.
Programming: The International Publishers Association at Frankfurt
The International Publishers Association has a full schedule of events planned for Frankfurter Buchmesse, most open to trade visitors.
Germany’s BücherFrauen, Book Women: a Third Shortlist
The third edition of the BücherFrauen group’s Women in Publishing award program issues its five-title shortlist.
Frankfurter Buchmesse Outlines Plans for Comics, Manga, Webtoons
The Comics Business Center in Hall 6.1 will be Frankfurter Buchmesse’s main gathering point in comics, manga, and webtoons.
Karl Schlögel Wins the 2025 German Trade Peace Prize
The essayist and historian Karl Schlögel is to be formally made the German Trade Peace Prize laureate on October 19 in Frankfurt.
HarperCollins Buying French, German Manga Operations
‘To expand our manga portfolio in Europe,’ says Brian Murray, HarperCollins is acquiring Crunchyroll’s manga elements in France and Germany.
Germany Saw Sales Grow by 1.8 Percent in 2024
The 2024 German market, while seeing a stabilization in ebook and audiobook markets, saw entrenched shortcomings in literacy continue.
Frankfurt Looks to Expand Book-to-Screen Programming
This week’s deadline for Book-to-Screen Day matchmaking applications coincides with the Frankfurt Kids Conference registration.
Frankfurter Buchmesse Opens Its Ticket Sales for October
Online sales of tickets for the 2024 Frankfurter Buchmesse in October now are open for trade visitors and members of the public.
Berlin’s ResearchGate and Gottingen’s Hogrefe Publishing: New Partnership
Among the latest academic publishers to sign on with ResearchGate’s Journal Home is Hogrefe Publishing’s 15-journal stable of publications.