Wednesday, August 08, 2012

Publishing Perspectives looks back on the first half of 2012


- stories that changed our perspective and shaped the industry. We will return to our regular publishing schedule next week.
Enjoy!
Best of — Editors and Agents:
Former Buchet-Chastel editor Marc Parent is launching a new Paris-based literary agency, in part to help authors make a better living from their writing.
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Rebecca Carter is leaving Random House to become an agent for Janklow & Nesbit. "My motivation comes from wanting to work with writers on editorial," she says.
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Best of — Spanish Language Publishing:
Publisher Blanca Rosa Roca says rampant piracy and inflated e-book prices are keeping Spain's e-book market from really taking off — but change is on its way.
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In 2010 Latin America produced nearly as many books as Spain yet absorbed 20% of Spain's overall production, while Spain took in just 2% of Latin America's.
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The iBookstore is about to open in Latin America, using the Falkland Islands and Guyana to originate sales, but Apple and its suppliers aren't making it easy.
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