| FRANKFURT EDITION October 17, 2020 | |
Our Top Stories from Frankfurt 2020 | |
From fair announcements to professional insights, the Frankfurt Book Fair program this year showcased a wide range of people, perspectives, and places. Scroll down to see Publishing Perspectives' top stories from the week and read about the events you may have missed. And you can find all our Frankfurt coverage online. | |
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With a stunning 3,627 events on Frankfurt’s digital events calendar for the week, the trade show has kept a big conversation going in its first online evocation. | | |
The 2020 German Book Prize was awarded to Anne Weber for her ‘breathtaking’ and ‘epic’ biography of Anne Beaumanoir, published by Matthes & Seitz in Berlin. | | |
Amid the virus-driven necessity for the digital Frankfurter Buchmesse, dignitaries applaud the fair’s determination to keep the world industry in touch—and to return to a full-fledged fair in the future. | | |
Publishing in the UK is almost entirely white, which has long been unacceptable to many of us,’ Bernardine Evaristo said in her opening keynote at Frankfurter Buchmesse’s Publishing Insights conference track. | | |
Canada’s English- and French-language approaches are part of the Frankfurt Conference rights track that also touches on the evolving marketplace in China. | | |
Starting small and identifying the values and emotions associated with a brand can help a publisher get started in licensing—with a supportive author. | | |
In a Charleston Library Conference session at the Frankfurt Book Fair, the discussion centered on the changes brought by open access for academic libraries, researchers, and publishers. | | |
Taiwan’s new Creative Content Agency is partnering with Frankfurter Buchmesse in a new initiative to develop intellectual property across across multiple platforms and media channels. | | |
Author Events on Saturday, October 17 | |
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