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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Canadian Book Seminar in Seoul

Livres Canada Books thanks the 11 publishers who responded to our invitation to participate in the eighth annual Canadian Book Seminar organized by the Embassy of Canada in Seoul. Over 130 books were collected and shipped overseas for display on September 7 and 8, 2011. The seminar is designed to promote Canadian titles and encourage the sale of rights to Korean copyright managers and agencies. After the seminar Ms. Hyeshin Kang, Trade Commissioner at the Embassy, will provide a report to participating publishers regarding interest in their titles.

Nicolas Levesque | 08/19/2011 | Events, Rights

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Italian publisher seeks meetings in Frankfurt

Turin’s Edizioni Lindau has published about a thousand titles since it was founded in 1989 and releases around 100 new titles every year. Lindau is mainly focused on religion, politics, history, current events, biographies, fashion, social science, films, and media. Their fiction list includes thrillers and mysteries. Lindau’s Età dell’Acquario imprint deals with new age, popular psychology, body-mind-spirit, health and natural well-being, while its Anteprima imprint is devoted to self-help, life coaching, motivation, NLP, and business. For more information, contact chief editor and rights manager Alberto Sorassi (.(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)) or visit Lindau’s website.

Nicolas Levesque | 07/11/2011 | Book Fairs, Rights

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Canada-UK Symposium adds speakers, door prize

UK literary scout Rosalind Ramsay, McGill-Queen’s executive director Philip Cercone, and ANEL executive director Richard Prieur have joined the list of speakers for Livres Canada Books’ Canada-UK Symposium in Frankfurt. Ramsay - whose roster of clients includes publishers in the Netherlands, Germany, Japan, Israel, Sweden, Portugal, and Italy - and Cercone will share their experience and insights on rights sales, while Prieur will provide an overview of the market in French Canada.

As a further incentive to attend, global eBook retailer Kobo has generously donated a new Kobo eReader Touch to be drawn among the attendees. Kobo offers a vast selection of over two million books and supports the most popular eBook formats, so you can use the Kobo eReader to read compatible books from your local library and other sources.

The Canada-UK Symposium 2011 takes place on Tuesday afternoon October 11th at the Frankfurt Book Fair. Visit the Symposium website for updates and tickets.

Nicolas Levesque | 07/04/2011 | Digital, Events, Export, Rights

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Canadian Embassy in Seoul hosts 8th Book Seminar

The Canadian Embassy in Seoul, Korea will hold its 8th Canadian Book Seminar on September 7–8, 2011. The seminar is designed to promote Canadian titles and encourage the sale of rights to Korean copyright managers and agencies. Following the event, Korean publishers who have expressed interest in specific titles/publishers will be put directly in touch with their Canadian counterparts to discuss possible collaboration and business opportunities.

This year’s seminar will focus on children’s and young readers titles (preschool through grade 12), English as a Second Language (ESL) materials, and adult nonfiction on the liberal arts, the global economy, management, self-development and self-help, and current social issues, including the environment, poverty, food, and health. See our website for more detailed information.

If you are interested in showcasing your titles to Korean copyright managers and publishing companies, please send a maximum of five titles (one copy each) and any related promotional materials to the LCB offices no later than August 9, 2011.

Nicolas Levesque | 06/28/2011 | Events, Export, Rights

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DC Canada Education sells rights to One Story a Day series

DC Canada Education Publishing is delighted to announce the sale of translation and publishing rights for its popular One Story a Day series. Vietnamese language rights have been sold to Tre Publishing House, Arabic language and English rights sold to Maktaba Dar El Kalema in Egypt, and an agreement signed with Shanghai Jiao Tong University Press to publish One Story a Day in China. In addition, DC Canada Education Publishing signed an exclusive distribution agreement with 123 Education Resource Provider to sell One Story a Day in Hong Kong and Macau.

Nicolas Levesque | 06/20/2011 | Rights, Success Story

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