| FRANKFURT P.M. EDITION October 12, 2020 | |
This year, Publishing Perspectives' coverage of the digital Frankfurt Book Fair includes morning and evening email editions with event recommendations and coverage of the fair's discussions and announcements. You can also visit our Frankfurt page, which includes links to our latest fair news, curated event listings, and link to download our Frankfurt magazine. Inside this edition: Frankfurt Conference: New Model Bringing Open Access to Humanities German Book Prize 2020 Goes to ‘Heroine’ Author Anne Weber Frankfurt’s ARD Stage: No Audience Amid Rising COVID-19 Rates in Germany At Frankfurter Buchmesse: A Unique Year in Publishing and Copyright | | |
Emily Poznanski, director of strategy at De Gruyter, speaks on the publisher's new funding models to bring its humanities and social science publishing programs to open access. | | |
| Canada’s book industry is going online for this “Special Edition” of the Frankfurt Book Fair. Three short literary documentaries showcasing renowned Canadian authors and illustrators will be broadcasted on the world's stage. Discover our short literary documentaries; our list of Canadian titles translated into German; as well as our list of Canadian rights available on the German market! | |
Sponsored by Canada FBM2020 | |
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. | | |
Germany’s coronavirus COVID-19 caseload rapidly expands, Frankfurter Buchmesse–on its opening day–eliminates an already limited physical audience presence at several events. | | |
The year, says Copyright Clearance Center’s Michael Healy, has been punctuated by adjustments that collective management organizations and publishers made to support the pandemic’s impact on education. | | |
| Trying to find creative stories that portray diversity and different cultures? Go to the Brazilian Publishers page on PubMatch and see the power of the Brazilian publishing market! Over 350 books of several literary genres are available in many different languages. | |
Sponsored by Brazilian Publishers | |
Event Highlights for Tomorrow: Tuesday, October 13 | |
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