I spend a good part of the day giving interviews to German, Swiss and Austrian media, while trying to get a reading of the many dimensions of the at first rumored, and now confirmed merger of two leading trade publishing houeses, Random House and Penguin. These are the easy to comprehend aspects: When German Bertelsmann [...]

The CEO panel debate at the Frankfurt Book Fair is hosting leaders of this transformation, to discuss the transformation of the industry, and its future perspectives as they are shaped by their companies. Wednesday October 10, 2012, from 14:30 to 16:00 Hall 4.2, room Dimension. Speakers: • Santiago de la Mora, Director, Print Content Partnerships, [...]

After Digital, Globalization Plus Emerging Markets Is The Next Frontier For The Publishing Industry. The « Livres Hebdo Global Ranking of the Publishing Industry 2012 », co-published by Livres Hebdo (France), Buchreport (Germany), Publishers Weekly (USA), The Bookseller (UK) and PublishNews Brazil (Brazil) maps old champions and new contenders fighting over the global knowledge society. [...]