Global Trade Talk: Borders Offers Six Ereaders, Göteborg Book Fair Concludes

In Global Trade Talk by Hannah Johnson

By Hannah Johnson

The Bookseller reported yesterday that Borders now carries six different ereading devices in its stores: the Cool-Er eReader for £189.00, Bebook Ereader for £199.00, Bebook Mini Ereader for £179.00, Sony Touch Ereader for £249.99, and Sony Pocket Ereader for £179.99.

The Göteborg Book Fair in Sweden took place over the weekend (24 to 27 September) and the focus this year was Spain. The Fair boasts an average of over 100,000 visitors and 800 exhibitors in past years. Although statistics are not up yet from for 2009, there is some great coverage on the Fair website. You can also read GalleyCat’s coverage here and here. For you Swedish speakers, follow the Twitter stream #bokmassan.

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Hannah Johnson

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Hannah Johnson is the publisher of international book industry magazine Publishing Perspectives, which provides daily information and news about book markets around the world. In addition to building partnerships with international cultural and trade organizations, she works with the Frankfurt Book Fair to organize and support a number of its overseas initiatives. Hannah has also worked as the managing editor for an online media company, The Hooch Life, focused on craft distillers and cocktail experts. Prior to that, she worked as a project manager for the Frankfurt Book Fair’s New York office, managing various business and marketing activities.