By Edward Nawotka I don’t tweet as often as I should. But I do often feel compelled to tweet when I attend conferences. The instant feedback on a speaker’s presentation can be just as interesting as what’s being said at the front of the room. Or, if you’re not present at an event, by following a stream of tweets you …
Young Publishers to Unite at Frankfurt
By Jon Slack At Frankfurt Book Fair this year I will be heading up a major initiative to establish an International Society of Young Publishers. The idea stems from a UK-based non-profit group called The Society of Young Publishers (SYP), for which I’ve volunteered for three years now. We run speaker meetings, conferences and other networking (social) events for publishers, …
German Buch News: Frankfurt’s Digital Survey Results Are In
By Siobhan O’Leary The Frankfurt Book Fair has released the results of its annual survey on the digital future of the publishing industry and the good news is that, of the 840 international industry insiders who participated in the survey, 80% see the radical change sweeping the industry as an opportunity, rather than as a crisis. Teaming up with the German …
Bonus Material: Floating in Frankfurt
By Olivia Snaije If for some reason you have discovered that your hotel room reservation in Frankfurt for the Book Fair has inexplicably vanished, or that you have decided at the last minute to attend the Fair after all, there are a few rooms left aboard the “Crossgates hotelships.” The British company hires river cruise ships from shipping companies during …
Frankfurt on a Shoestring
By Olivia Snaije With the Frankfurt Book Fair looming, UK independent publishers hard hit by the economic crisis are trimming and pruning wherever they can for the upcoming Book Fair. While the Book Fair is considered vital, a general trend is that publishers will be sending fewer people to Frankfurt this year. Juliet Mabey, publisher and co-founder of Oneworld based …
Bonus Material: Hip Hotel in Frankfurt (Book it now!)
By Hannah Johnson Are you still looking for a hotel room during the Frankfurt Book Fair? Look no further than the Goldman 25 Hours Hotel, a hip and cozy boutique hotel located just off the beaten track in east Frankfurt. As part of the 25 Hours Hotel Company that focuses on unique design and modern living, the Goldman features 49 …
What’s the Buzz: The Bookseller Tweets FBF Booths; Content vs. Format
By Hannah Johnson The best of the blogosphere and social media… Are you going to be at the Frankfurt Book Fair this year? The Bookseller wants to help you spread the word. Announced Tuesday on Twitter, @TheBookseller will retweet your booth number to their followers if you send them the information. If you do take advantage of this promo offer, …
Bonus Material: Let Us Tell the World Your Story
By Edward Nawotka Over the past five months Publishing Perspectives has brought you stories from across the globe that you just wouldn’t have found anywhere else. We understand just how much publishers — whether in the Americas, Asia, Europe or Africa — can learn from each other. One of the few events of the year that brings together our entire global …
Bonus Material: Chinese Dissident Artist Ai Weiwei to Attend FBF
By Edward Nawotka Spiegel reports that Chinese artist Ai Weiwei is now recovering in Munich from surgery to treat a brain injury likely linked to a beating he endured in Sichuan in August while reporting on the fatalities of school children in last year’s earthquake. We described this project in an earlier edition of Publishing Perspectives. Ai told Spiegel that …
German Buch News: New Frankfurt Statement; New Wireless eReader
By Siobhan O’Leary The Boersenblatt, Buchreport and BuchMarkt picked up another statement from Juergen Boos about the Guest of Honour China controversy, which was released online yesterday. In it, Boos reiterates that the Book Fair does not compromise on freedom of expression. He gives examples of several regime-critical figures from China who attend this year’s Fair, including Chinese Nobel Prize …