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...
View ArticleTotal 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...
View ArticleBrazil’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...
View ArticleBrazil 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...
View ArticleFNLIJ 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...
View ArticleBrazil’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...
View ArticleSaraiva 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...
View ArticleAbril 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...
View ArticleKobo 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...
View ArticleKairós, 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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