Archives: July 2008
Wed Jul 16, 2008
Link tip: Website to combat illiteracy
Internet
Together with the UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning and the Frankfurt Book Fair Literacy Campaign (LitCam), Google has founded an Internet platform to help fight illiteracy around the world. In order to reach as many people as possible, all information is available in German, English and Spanish.
Links - www.google.com/literacy/
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Book Fair History - the Fifties
Arising from ruins, fuelled by the German economic miracle and shaped by a hunger for literature - in commemoration of 60 years of the Frankfurt Book Fair, we invite you to join us on a journey through time: the history of the Fair seen through the eyes of our customers. More...
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La littérature jeunesse israélienne dans un monde incertain
La littérature enfantine est un concept relativement récent, dont l’invention coïncide avec celle de l’enfance. Pendant des siècles, les histoires que les enfants entendaient étaient des épopées héroïques, racontées au coin du feu, qui n’étaient pas spécifiquement destinées à un jeune public. Aujourd’hui, on part du principe que l’expérience de vie d’un enfant diffère de celle d’un adulte, et qu’il serait malavisé, voire nocif, de l’exposer trop tôt à certaines réalités telles que la dangerosité du monde, la méchanceté humaine, l’injustice ou l’insécurité. More...
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BBC to integrate content with Lonely Planet
THE BBC HAS revealed further details of its plans for exploiting the Lonely Planet brand following the publication of its Annual Report this week. It acquired a 75% stake in the travel publisher last October in an £89.9m deal. More...
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Le Billet de New York - Comment se porte la fiction en traduction aux Etats-Unis ?
On se doit de commencer par parler de la fiction américaine, qui ne semble pas être dans une période faste en ce début de siècle. Elle a du mal à se vendre si elle n’émane pas d’auteurs connus, est accusée de se replier sur elle-même, d’être un genre démodé, d’utiliser des formules et de perdre ses lecteurs. More...
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World Capital
Every year, UNESCO convenes delegates from the International Publishers Association, the International Booksellers Federation (IBF) and the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) to grant the title of UNESCO World Book Capital to one city. More...
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France’s second largest publishing group goes Spanish
France’s second largest publishing group, Editis, is reportedly to be sold to the Spanish group Planeta by the end of June. With this takeover, Planeta will advance into the circle of leading publishing groups on the world market. More...
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Digitalisation: even the trendsetters have to catch up
Thanks to Google and Wikipedia, everyone has the tools at hand to become a research specialist. This brings along obvious consequences for the information industry - and for publishing, in general. At the Digital Market Place, the Frankfurt Book Fair shows how the industry is adapting. More...
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