Februar 6, 2017 In Allgemein

Celebrating 10 Years of PubMagNet: A worldwide network of book trade magazines, colleagues and friends

It seems as if it all started only last season, but it was 10 years ago when we first met in Vienna, for an informal exchange between professional publications for the international book trade, and a few like minded colleagues interested in publishing markets and developments.

Pictured are Thomas Wilking, buchreport, Javier Celaya, DosDoce, Benedicte Page, The Bookseller, Andrew Albanese, Publishers Weekly, Anne-Laure Walter and Fabrice Piault, Livres Hebdo, Carlo Carrenho, PublishNews, and our guide at the French National Library. (Photo: R. Wischenbart)

Within a decade, its members come from all over the world, and yet it has remained to be as informal as in the very beginnings. Only, that PubMagNet – for Publishing Magazines Network, as we call it – has evolved into an ongoing exchange of ideas, professional experiences, innovative impulses – and also a group of friends.

In 2017, we met in Paris, to celebrate the 10th anniversary for PubMagNet, ready to continue, seamlessly, into the second decade.

Januar 31, 2017 In copyright

Publishers’ Forum on April 24 & 25, 2017 in Berlin: first speakers & topics

„Next Tech Revolution“, Copyright Controversy, the growing relevance of User Communities: The Publishers’ Forum 2017 will cover the most important topics and debates in publishing in strategic presentations as orientation and in workshops for practical implementation.

In Berlin on 24 and 25 April, this gathering of German and international decision-makers and thought-leaders from the publishing trade and related technology providers will get to heart of the latest issues and controversies facing the industry:

„Next Tech Revolution“

What will artificial intelligence, machine learning and industry 4.0 mean for the publishing industry?

„Authors“

How can the fundamental relationship between author and publisher continue to succeed in the face of new competition?

„Copyright and Regulatory Policy“

What concepts and models exist in Europe?

„Beyond the Book“

How can publishers enhance the value they add and how can they implement these enhancements?

„Personalization, User Communities, New Partnerships“

How and why is the current upheaval in „digital learning“ relevant for every publisher?

Contributors:

Zoë Beck (author / digital publisher „CulturBooks“)
Michael Bhaskar (curation specialist, publisher, and founder of the digital publisher Canelo)
Michael Cairns (Information Media Partners; Member of the Editorial Board of the Publishers’ Forum)
Javier Celaya (DosDoce)
Benedikt Dalkman (in charge of establishing Bertelsmann Education Group)
Ehrhardt Heinold (Heinold, Spiller & Partner)
Michael Healy (Copyright Clearance Center)
Laura Nevanlinna (Kaiken Publishing / “Angry Birds”)
Joerg Pfuhl (Holtzbrinck Buchverlage)
Rüdiger Schmidt (Bosch-Druck / HP)
Ulrich Spiller (Werkstatt Verlagscockpit)
Andreas von der Heydt (Amazon Kindle Deutschland)
Aljoscha Walser (Narses)
Kate Worlock (Outsell)
and many others…

Get inspired – take part in the workshop discussions – join in the conversation!

Detailed information on the speakers and an online registration form can be found at the conference website www.publishers-forum.com.

New exciting venue

The event will take place at the dbb forum berlin – at the core of the bustling city, in busy Friedrichstrasse, with hotels of diverse categories in walking distance. www.dbb-forum.berlin/en/index.php

Early Bird discount only available for a few more days, until February 15, 2017

Dezember 6, 2016 In book markets, Europe, translation

Mapping translations of literary fiction across Europe: The Diversity Report 2016 brings data and analysis on how stories travel across borders.

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The Diversity Report 2016 discusses

By country data on major translation markets;
Which authors, publishers and genres shape the business of translation most strongly;
The role of public funding

Building on 10 years of research, the Diversity Report 2016 summarizes original insights for publishers, agents, authors, translators, policy makers and educators.

Free download at www.wischenbart.com/diversity.

A project of Verein für kulturelle Transfers / CulturalTransfers.org

Oktober 14, 2016 In Allgemein

eBooks are different: Free white paper on digital sales trends in Germany, Italy and Spain.

A new white paper by the Global eBook report brings insights on the recent development in several digital book markets across continental Europe.

Share of € revenue in selected price segments in ebooks from publishers in Germany, Italy and Spain, and from indie authors in Germany, 1HY2016
Topics include:

Topics include:

· How does price impact on digital sales?

· How does the balance between volume and value work out in different markets?

· How do digital exports compare for France, Germany, Spain, or the Netherlands?

The study is based on new original data from leading ebook aggregators and distributors Bookwire, eDigita, Ingram and Readbox.

Oktober 14, 2016 In Uncategorized

2016 CEO Talk to feature Massimo Turchetta, CEO of Rizzoli Libri, and Claude de Saint Vincent, CEO of Média-Participations on Thursday, October 20, at the Frankfurt Book Fair

The Thursday CEO Talk at the Frankfurt Book Fair will focus on two European editorial power houses that each stand for key strategies in the current transformation of the international business of books. Rizzoli Libri is the new brand created by Mondadori as the home of their recently acquired RCS Libri, making the Milan based group the by far predominant publishing enterprise in the Italian language. Média-Participations is the largest publisher of comic books in Europe with ca. 1000 new titles per year (of which 600 are “bandes dessinées”, or comics) and sales of ca. 25 million volumes (of which 15 million comic books) per year, plus a leader in the exploitation of cross-media rights.

The debate will be presented by Livres Hebdo (France), with Bookdao (China), The Bookseller (United Kingdom), buchreport (Germany), PublishNews (Brazil), Publishers Weekly (USA), and the Frankfurt Book Fair Business Club. Moderated by Rüdiger Wischenbart, the discussion will feature the Global Ranking of the Publishing Industry 2016.

Thursday, October 19, 2015, from 14:00 to 15:00

Frankfurt Book Fair, Hall 4.2, Room Dimension, Frankfurt Book Fair Business Club.

Massimo Turchetta is Director of Rizzoli Libri Trade within the Mondadori Publishing Group. Through his career in the book trade he has been working in all areas of the market: from traditional trade books to university textbooks, to illustrated titles, to partworks and fiction magazines. He has been i. a. editorial director of the Mondadori paperback division Oscar, publisher of the Mondadori fiction magazines, editorial director at Grjalbo, editorial director at Giangiacomo Feltrinelli Editore, general manager at Mondadori Libri and general manager at RCS Libri Trade.

Claude de Saint Vincent, CEO at Média-Participations, made his reputation as « the man who helped comics to get out of their cage” (Le Monde), by widening the scope of publishing the “7^th art” beyond books, to games, online distribution (with the specialized platform Iznéo), and audiovisual productions. At annual revenues of € 340 million, and a staff of 1100, the group is the leading European player in one of the most dynamic segments of publishing in Europe.

Oktober 14, 2016 In Uncategorized

2016 Frankfurt CEO Talk to feature Jacob Dalborg, CEO of Bonnier Books

A debate on strategic developments in international publishing – including notably consolidation, digital transformation, and globalization -, presented by Livres Hebdo (France), with Bookdao (China), The Bookseller (United Kingdom), buchreport (Germany), PublishNews (Brazil), Publishers Weekly (USA), and the Frankfurt Book Fair Business Club, featuring the Global Ranking of the Publishing Industry 2015.

Wednesday October 19, 2015, from 14:00 to 15:00

Frankfurt Book Fair, Hall 4.2, Room Dimension, Frankfurt Book Fair Business Club.

Jacob Dalborg, Chief Executive Officer of Bonnier Books, will be the sole speaker at the Wednesday edition of this year’s Frankfurt CEO Talk. The discussion will focus on Bonnier Books ambitions of being one of Europe’s leading book publishing groups, in the areas where Bonnier Books act.

Dalborg will be interviewed for 60 minutes by the editors of Livres Hebdo, Bookdao, The Bookseller, buchreport, PublishNews Brazil and Publishers Weekly, in the context of the 2016 Global Ranking of the Publishing Industry, in cooperation with the Frankfurt Book Fair Business Club. The event will be moderated by Rüdiger Wischenbart.

Topics of the interviews will include Bonnier Book’s predominant market position in Sweden and most of Scandinavia, its international holdings, particularly in Germany and the United Kingdom, the impact of digital in these highly diverse market environments, as well as Bonnier Book’s overall strategy.

Jacob Dalborg has previously worked in corporate finance at KPMG in Stockholm and London, but he has been with Bonnier since 2002, and has among other things been the CEO of Albert Bonniers Förlag and CEO of Bonnierförlagen.

Jacob Dalborg is CEO of Bonnier Books and accordingly he is board chair of all of the companies within Bonnier Books; Adlibris Group, Bonnierförlagen AB, Pocketshop, Bonnier Media GmbH, Bonnier Publishing UK, Bonnier Books Finland and Cappelen Damm. He is also a member of the board of Bonniers Konsthall.

September 12, 2016 In US

The big are getting bigger. Global Ranking of the Publishing Industry 2016 released

The Global Ranking 2016, which is based predominantly on 2015 revenue data, lists (or is describing) a total of 57 publishing groups, as in 2014 and 2015, with a combined revenue of m€ 63,739 (up 8 % from 2014, and a staggering 22 % over 2013).

In its 10th iteration, the current transformation of the international book business is reflected in much detail.

After years of relative stability, the reported results for 2014 and now even more dramatically for 2015 show a clear strengthening at the top, with the 10 largest groups accumulating revenues of €34.2bn (up 8 % from 2014, and up 17 % from 2013), and accounting now for 54% of the 50 largest groups described in this ranking, in a continuing increase since 2013.

Over the years, the trend of the biggest growing ever bigger, becomes clear, and ever more so as all of the companies listed in this Ranking are already a selection of the market leaders in the respective territories and segments of the industry.

The top segment of the 10 largest conglomerates in publishing highlights a number of developments:

The top 5 have not changed for the past 3 years (with the small exception of ThomsonReuters and RELX changing positions in 2013 and 2014);
All the top 10 have seen yearly increases in revenue for the past 3 years, with the exception of Hachette, as it had a slump in 2014 that however was fully compensated in 2015, and McGraw-Hill Education, as it currently undergoes a complete makeover from being acquired and re-positioned by private equity;
As in previous years, the very top is, and remains, clearly a domain of actors specialized in either educational (Pearson) or scientific and professional information (ThomsonReuters, Reed Elsevier – now rebranded as RELX -, or Wolters Kluwer).
Developments at the largest general trade publishers are more mixed, yet with several companies back in growth, from both increasing sales and through acquisitions.
China’s leading publishing groups continue mostly to expand.
Brazil’s publishing industry has fallen behind, caught between the severe domestic economic crisis, and a loss of the Brazilian currency, driving down their representation in a ranking that is measuring in Euro (or US dollars).

The recent financial evolution in publishing shows all but a level playing field.

The Global Ranking of the Publishing Industry is an initiative copyrighted by Livres Hebdo (www.livreshebdo.fr ), France, co-published by BookDao (www.bookdao.com ), China, The Bookseller (www.thebookseller.com ), UK, buchreport (www.buchreport.de ), Germany, Publishers Weekly (www.publishersweekly.com ), USA, and PublishNews Brazil (www.publishnewsbrazil.com ). It has been researched by Rüdiger Wischenbart Content and Consulting (www.wischenbart.com ).

For more details, see here.

Juli 20, 2016 In general

Announcing the first Global Top 50 Publishing Summit 2016 Beijing

Discussing the Global Ranking of the Publishing Industry with Chinese and international leaders of the book business.

The 2016 edition of the Global Ranking of the Publishing Industry will be at the center of a half day conference in Beijing, organized by Bookdao (China), Livres Hebdo (France), and Ruediger Wischenbart Content and Consulting (Austria).

Date: Wednesday, August 24, from 14.00 to 17.00.
Location: Grand Metro Park Hotel Beijing, Chaoyang, East Rd. 2

The aim of the conference is to open a dialogue with senior leaders of both Chinese and international top executives in publishing.

Speakers of the 2016 Summit will include international and Chinese publishing leaders, Markus Dohle, CEO, Penguin Random House, Alexander Broich, International President, Cengage Learning, and David Hetherington, Executive Vice-President & COO, Klopotek North America, as well as Wu Shuling, Vice Chairman, China Publishers‘ Association, Zhang Jiankang, Chairman, Phoenix Publishing and Media Group, Gong Shuguang, Chairman, China South Publishing & Media Group, and Tong Jian, Chairman, Zhejiang Publishing United Group.

Speakers will discuss

Global key trends in the publishing industry in its current transformation;
China’s international strategy as the world’s second largest publishing market;
Developments of long standing and successful working relationships between Chinese and international publishers in consumer as well as educational publishing, and
The impact of digital technology in making the exchange between China and international more effective.

The Global Top 50 Publishing Summit 2016 Beijing will explore how to strategically broaden and and practically improve these assets in the years ahead.

The event is sponsored by Klopotek and Partners, China South Publishing & Media Group, Phoenix Publishing & Media Group, and Zhejiang Pubishing United Group.

Contact & registration China: Cheng Sanguo, sanguo.cheng@bookdao.biz

Contact & registration international: Ruediger Wischenbart, ruediger@wischenbart.com

More information at http://www.wischenbart.com/page-55

About the Global Ranking of the Publishing Industry

The Global Ranking of the Publishing Industry, which has been updated every year since 2007, currently represents 56 companies that each report revenues from publishing of over 150 m€ (or 200 m US$).

The Global Ranking of the Publishing Industry is an initiative of Livres Hebdo, France, co-published by Bookdao (China), The Bookseller (UK), buchreport (Germany), Publishers Weekly (USA) and PublishNews Brazil. It has been researched by Rüdiger Wischenbart Content and Consulting. © by Livres Hebdo 2016

About Bookdao:

Bookdao is the premier independent professional online media for the publishing and bookselling industry in China, and a service provider for professional marketing, using cutting edge mobile technology and advanced publishing research. www.bookdao.com

About Livres Hebdo

Livres Hebdo is the French Book Trade weekly magazine and website (www.livreshebdo.fr), providing news and a large range of services to publishers, booksellers and librarians, and the initiator of the Global Ranking of the Publishing Industry.

About Ruediger Wischenbart Content and Consulting:

Content and Consulting is a leading organizer of market insights, and professional debate, in international publishing. Reports include the Global eBook report (www.global-ebook.com ), the Global Ranking of the Publishing Industry. www.wischenbart.com

Beijing, Paris and Vienna, 20 July 2016

April 13, 2016 In US

Global Ebook report 2016 is out! Over 50 charts and tables & analysis to understand global transformation of publishing

The Global eBook report 2016, the reference and resource on the development of key book publishing markets and drivers for the current transformation is now available at www.global-ebook.com for an introductory price of € 15 (instead of € 20).

Highlights include

Freshly updated market close ups for US, UK, continental Europe (Western as well as Central and Southeastern), and emerging markets (Brazil, China, India, Russia);
Book publishing versus other content media (including mobile),
Comparisons of key drivers for biggest publishing corporations worldwide, and US, UK and EU markets;
Exclusive sales analysis by genre, price points and user habits (as seen through piracy usage) for selected European markets;
Summaries of international key debates (global actors, pricing, piracy, DRM, industry consolidation, et al.)

Find the executive summary, and direct options to purchase the report at

www.global-ebook.com

März 16, 2016 In Allgemein

How the business of books is expanding, converging and fragmenting – all at the same time.

All that Publishing!
Check out our agenda for Publishers‘ Forum on 28 & 29 April 2016 in Berlin

At the moment, the book business is plagued by uncertainties. Informed orientation and solid fundamental information are the key to successfully managing the transformation of the publishing industry.

Strategic correlations and their condensation into everyday publishing practice will be broached at the Publishers‘ Forum 2016.

Speakers include Anki Ahrnell (Bonnier), Annette Beetz (Random House), Andrew Franklin (ProfileBooks), Florian Geuppert (Holtzbrinck), Michael E. Hansen (Cengage), Birgit Hagmann (Tolino), Klaus Kluge (Luebbe), Carmen Ospina (Penguin Random House, Douglas McCabe (Enders Analysis), Karla Paul (Edel), Kate Worlock (Outsell) et al.
Special focus on digital education and learning: International debates and German initiatives;
…and a call for innovative concepts in publishing!

Join us in Berlin!
Register here.

· How does price impact on digital sales?

· How does the balance between volume and value work out in different markets?

· How do digital exports compare for France, Germany, Spain, or the Netherlands?

All that Publishing! Check out our agenda for Publishers‘ Forum on 28 & 29 April 2016 in Berlin

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