Frankfurt Book Fair 2011 wrap-up

The Frankfurt Book Fair reports a slight increase in the number of visitors in 2011, with about one per cent more people coming to Frankfurt than in 2010. In all, the fair attracted 280,194 visitors, and around 7,384 exhibitors from 106 countries were present. The international rights and licenses trade also increased this year, with more visitors claiming that the rights trade was the central purpose of their visit. The Literary Scouts & Agents Centre recorded an increase of 11% in visitor numbers. As ever, attention was mainly focused on titles from the English-speaking countries.

The Canada Stand was slightly smaller this year as several publishers have decided to attend every two years. In all, 44 publishers reserved display and meeting space on the stand and another four chose the pied-à-terre option. Despite the fair’s official numbers, publishers felt attendance was down slightly from previous years. Nonetheless, all reported positive and productive meetings with their foreign counterparts.

Nicolas Levesque | 10/20/2011 | Book Fairs, Export, Rights

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Brazil launches translation support program

Brazil’s National Library Foundation, an office of the Ministry of Culture, has announced a program to support the translation and publication of Brazilian authors abroad. The program, which runs until 2020, will distribute a total of US$7.6 million in financial support ($2 million for 2011-13). Incentives may take the form of grants for the translation of Brazilian literary works from all genres, as well as the reissue of books previously published abroad. Grants will be worth between $1,000 and $8,000 per work. The program is open to publishers who have acquired the rights to works by Brazilian authors.

More information about the program can be found on the National Library’s website.

Brazil will be the Guest of Honour of the 2013 Frankfurt Book Fair. You may also want to read the report of the 2010 Livres Canada Books scouting mission to São Paulo.

Nicolas Levesque | 10/06/2011 | Rights

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Hurtubise wins best children’s book prize

Éditions Hurtubise has been awarded Enfants Québec magazine’s best children’s book prize for Victor et la dent perdue, by Alain M. Bergeron, illustrated by Fil and Julie. The $8,000 prize is awarded to French-language Canadian children’s books for ages 3 to 6 published in 2010. The four other finalists are Dominique Demers’s Aujourd’hui, peut-être, Marie-Louise Gay’s Roselyne Rutabaga remue ciel et terre, both published by Dominique et compagnie, Gilles Tibo’s La petite princesse et les livres, and Ginette Anfousse’s Une musique pour Charlotte, both published by Éditions Imagine.

Nicolas Levesque | 10/04/2011 | Success Story

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See videos of our 2010 International Digital Rights Symposium

If you didn’t attend last year’s International Digital Rights Symposium at the Frankfurt Book Fair, you can watch videos of our panelists discussing what’s really happening in the digital marketplace. The symposium’s six speakers offer American, German, Spanish, Irish, and Canadian perspectives on rights, export sales, and different models for eBook distribution. The videos last from 20 to 30 minutes and are free to stream on our website.

Nicolas Levesque | 09/30/2011 | Digital, Events

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Members elected to Board of Directors

Livres Canada Books is pleased to announce that Louise Alain (Éditions Alire - ANEL) and Sarah MacLachlan (House of Anansi Press - ACP) have been re-elected to the Board of Directors for a second term. We extend a warm welcome to Olivier Gougeon (Guides de voyage Ulysse - ANEL) as a new member of the board.

The following members were elected to the Executive Committee:

• Guy Frenette, Chair
• Bob Tyrrell, Vice-Chair
• Antoine Del Busso, Vice-Chair
• Linda Cameron, Secretary-Treasurer

We would also like to sincerely thank Ginette Tremblay (Éditions l’Artichaut - ANEL) and Jordan Fenn (HB Fenn and Company - CPC), whose terms on the Board of Directors have ended. Livres Canada Books would like to take this opportunity to express its gratitude to all members of the Board of Directors for their important contributions and to wish them much success in the coming year.

Nicolas Levesque | 09/23/2011 | Livres Canada Books

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Read the report on the Nordic Countries

The report on this summer’s scouting mission to the Nordic countries is available for download from our website. Simon Payette, Jack David, and Linda Cameron report on a productive series of meetings with publishers, national associations, and booksellers from Sweden, Norway, and Denmark. The report also includes an overview of the Nordic book market and a lengthy list of contacts. Available as a free PDF.

Nicolas Levesque | 09/21/2011 | Export, Rights

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