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NewsSelect Spanish-Language Titles: November–December 2020
A list of Spanish-language titles from November to December.
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Canadian-Owned Publishers Oppose PRH Buying S&S;
The Association of Canadian Publishers published a letter last week calling on the Canadian government to scrutinize the proposed merger of PRH and S&S; for antitrust issues.
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Spanish Titles Still Growing at IPG
With nearly 8,000 titles for adults and children from 40 publishers in its catalog, the Chicago-based IPG continues to see strong interest in its Spanish-language catalog in the U.S. 2019 was its best sales year yet.
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Trade Shows
Guadalajara's Book Fair Goes Digital
The Guadalajara International Book Fair is offering a virtual program with more than 300 events, including four days of professional panels and 120 book readings and launches by authors from 38 countries.
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Lectorum Celebrates 60 Years
Lectorum, he largest distributor of Spanish-language books in the U.S., is celebrating its 60th anniversary. In addition to offering 30,00 Spanish books, it now offers e-books and English titles, too.
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Launching in a Pandemic
Wendolín Perla, founder of Perla Ediciones, talks about the challenges and rewards she faced launching an independent publishing house for translated, contemporary classics in Mexico City this August.
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Fostering Bilingual Mexico-U.S. Collaboration
Literal Publishing was launched in Houston, Tex., 17 years ago and has grown to become an influential voice in the bilingual, Spanish-English publishing scene through its literary magazine and books.
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Prioritizing Spanish: PW talks with Scribd’s Julie MacKay
Over the past several years, Scribd, a U.S.-based digital subscription service for e-books, audiobooks, and magazines, has aggressively expanded into international markets, with a focus on the Spanish-speaking world.
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Passion and Patience: PW Talks with German Agent Nicole Witt
German literary agent Nicole Witt of the Mertin Literary Agency in Frankfurt, who represents many notable and emerging Latin American authors, discusses the Spanish-language rights market in 2020.
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Márquez, Hernández Top 2020 Mexican Lists So Far
Book sales in Mexico in 2020 have been hit hard by the Covid-19 pandemic and were down as much as 75% in April, at the start of the country’s lockdown, compared to April 2019, according to Nielsen BookScan.
