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Unesp Offers Another 53 Free E-books; 134,000 Downloaded Since 2010

José Castilho, president of publisher Unesp In 2010, the publisher of the State University of São Paulo, Unesp, launched its a free ebook collection, the Propg/FEU Digital, in order to make available...

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Total Number of Portuguese Brazilian Ebook Titles Reaches 25,000

Brazilian ebook and education firm Simplissimo has been surveying Brazilian ebooks since 2011, well before the launch of Amazon, Kobo and Google stores. Earlier this week Revolução eBook [eBook...

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Brazil’s Bestselling Books for April: Bye, Bye 50 Shades

The Brazilian translation of Silver Linings Playbook bumped E.L. James from the top spot among bestsellers by foreign authors. PublishNews Brazil’s bestseller list for April confirmed once again the...

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Brazil Will Be Guest of Honor at the Gothenburg Book Fair 2014

By Iona Teixeira Stevens After Frankfurt in 2013 and Bologna in 2014, Brazil will be featured at yet another European book fair: Brazilian literature will be the theme of the International Book Fair...

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FNLIJ Awards for Children’s Literature

By Iona Teixeira Stevens Last week, the National Book Foundation for Children and Youth, member of the International Board of Books for Young People, IBBY,  awarded their annual prizes for the best of...

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Brazil’s Government Debates Future of Digital Publishing

  The digital debate in Brazil has moved to the seat of power: Brasilia. By Iona Teixeira Stevens The digital book is once again back in the spotlight. this time not a conference, course or a lecture...

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Saraiva Launches “Publique-se!” Self-publishing Platform

By Iona Teixeira Stevens Saraiva has become a strong competitor in Brazil’s digital publishing market and is considered the sole indigenous company that can compete with Amazon, Kobo, Apple and...

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Abril Media Group Acquires Ebook Aggregator Xeriph

By Iona Teixeira Stevens Abril, one of the main media groups in Latin America, based in São Paulo, has acquired ebook aggregator Xeriph, in a deal that included the digital bookstore Gato Sabido. Both...

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Kobo Launches Aura HD in Brazil

Livraria Cultura bookstores will start selling Kobo’s new ereader Aura HD on July 15th. The so-called “Porsche of the ereaders” with a 6.8 inch e-ink screen is already in pre-sale through Kobo’s online...

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Kairós, Inferno Dominate Brazil’s Bestseller Lists for May

By Iona Teixeira Stevens Kairos by Padre Macello Rossi E.L. James was finally bumped from the top three positions on the foreign authors’ bestseller list, and was replaced by Rick Riordan, Jeff Kinney...

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