Plagiarism Scandal, Part Deux: Is a New French Celeb Hemingway Bio Bogus?
by Olivia Snaije PARIS: Plagiarism is the name of the game in France right now. After the brouhaha last September about 2010 Prix Goncourt-winner Michel ...
View ArticleA Second Helping of Edouard Cointreau’s Paris Cookbook Fair
By Olivia Snaije Last year Edouard Cointreau, the force behind the Gourmand Cookbook Awards, extended his reach further into the professional culinary world and launched ...
View ArticleWill Collaborative E-book Distribution Platforms Last?
Spain’s Libranda, Italy’s E-digita, France’s Eden Livres, Brazil’s DLD — they’ll all last only as long as publishers need them. By Edward Nawotka Several markets ...
View ArticleWeek in Review: Trio of “Big Six” US Pubs Launch Bookish.com; French Sue...
By Edward Nawotka A brief round-up of some of the top global industry trade news… Hachette Book Group, Simon & Schuster and Penguin Group have ...
View ArticleMarket Snapshot: Children’s Publishing in France
Olivia Snaije looks at what makes French children's publishing unique, particularly the illustration and attention to detail.
View ArticleIs Italy’s RCS Mediagroup Selling Flammarion?
Rumors have been flying in France about whether or not the financially beleaguered giant Italian RCS Mediagroup is unloading its Flammarion subsidiary.
View ArticleFrance’s Flammarion for Sale, Battle for Acquisition Begins
French publisher Flammarion is for sale and Gallimard, Albin Michel, and Actes Sud are suitors. Beyond books, its distribution network may be the real appeal.
View ArticleWith Gallimard as Sole Suitor, Flammarion Questions Sale
Left with no other bidders, Italy's RCS Mediagroup must decide whether Gallimard's offer of 200 million euros for Flammarion is enough to justify letting it go.
View ArticleBig French Merger: Gallimard to Buy Flammarion for €251m
RCS MediaGroup will is selling French subsidiary Flammarion to Gallimard for 251 million euros, pending anti-trust approval.
View Article28,000 French-Language Ebooks Are Newly Available in the US
Eighty-eight French publishers and some 28,000 French-language titles are represented in bookstore Albertine's ebook expansion. The post 28,000 French-Language Ebooks Are Newly Available in the US...
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