In the July Issue:

Go Global, Think Local

Special Book Fairs Insert: Planner // Map

Bookview 07/07

The Future Revealed

DM Days With DM Hints

Porn! (at the Licensing Show)

International Bestsellers: Different Books From Elsewhere

Publishing Trends July Issue 2007

IN THIS ISSUE (VOL.XIV, NUMBER VII):

Go Global, Think Local
Baby Book Fairs Are Growing Up
It’s July and publishing folk the world over have settled back down now that the spring trifecta of book fairs—London, Bologna, BEA—has passed. The jury’s still out on which one––including Frankfurt of course––wins the rights race, and, as usual, there’s been plenty of speculation. But as big book fair chatter continues, another conversation is ramping up. More and more, Americans and foreigners alike are choosing to attend local and regional fairs abroad. . .
Download our Special Book Fair Planner here, and our Book Fair Map here!

The Future Revealed
During summer’s first month, the much debated future of publishing was, well, debated some more at venues across the country. The much-reported O’Reilly Tools of Change conference in San Jose, featured an array of stellar presentations running the gamut from “the book is dead,” to “the book is gloriously alive!” . . .

DM Days With DM Hints
Imagine attending the Direct Marketing Days NY conference at Javits, and finding out that the thumping music, whirling characters and international crowd are there for Licensing Show, not the lettershops and list brokers. But whatever DMD Days doesn’t have, it can claim to have a corner on e-commerce. This was not always so . . .

Porn! (at the Licensing Show)
Welcome to America would have made an appropriate slogan for this year’s annual Licensing Show at New York’s Javits Center. The 27th edition proved to be bigger, badder and more overwhelming than the last: complete with a free thong giveaway, real live penguins and Disney characters galore, exhibitors went to extremes to get their brand out there. Highlights were . . .

International Bestsellers: Different Books From Elsewhere
International buzz is building over Mizé, the Portuguese novel by Ricardo Adolfo that appeared last year from Dom Quixote. Berlin Verlag recently nabbed German rights and in a hush hush deal, film rights were just sold to a major film company, so far nameless. Rumor has it . . .
(To view the International Bestselling Fiction chart, download the full issue here)

July Bookview
In a reorganization of the books group, Linda Cunningham, Editorial Director at Meredith has been laid off along with 15 other people. She can be reached at 215.752.2664, or at lindacunningham1@hotmail.com. . . .

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