News: international

O'Reilly still slaying US bestseller charts

Bill O'Reilly's Killing Patton (Henry Holt) maintains its position at the top of the US Top 100 for a second week, with 113,891 copies sold... Read more

New EIBF co-presidents launch My Next Read campaign

Dr Kyra Dreher, managing director of the Retail Booksellers Committee in Germany, Fabian Paagman, c.e.o of boekhandel Paagman in the Netherlands and Jean-Luc Treutenaere, president... Read more

Minister promises VAT changes

Italian culture minister Dario Franceschini said that Italy will use its presidency of the European Union to create uniform VAT rates for print and digital... Read more

Evie Wyld among winners of 2014 European Union Prize for Literature

Anglo-Australian author Evie Wyld is one of winners of the 2014 European Union Prize for Literature (EUPL), along with 12 other authors from countries including... Read more

Global deals see shift in power

The increasing trend for the Big Six groups to publish brand authors globally can provide “huge advantages” for authors, publishers have said. However, agents are... Read more

LBF ramps up consumer side at FBF

At today’s Frankfurt Book Fair the London Book Fair will launch an events programme and website aimed at promoting consumer-facing events being held throughout the... Read more

Germany expansion for HarperCollins

HarperCollins is creating HarperCollins Germany, expanding on the existing Harlequin business based in Hamburg. The move follows HC’s acquisition of Harlequin from Canadian corporation Torstar,... Read more

FBF: publishers urged to view author as customer

Publishers must re-orientate themselves to view the author as their customer, and strip away complications such as territorial rights agreements, delegates at Frankfurt Book Fair's... Read more

Amazon contests basis of EC tax inquiry

Amazon is denying that it receives preferential corporate tax treatment from Luxembourg allowing it to reduce much of its European Union (EU) tax burden, following... Read more

Bertelsmann 'could seek to increase PRH stake from 2015'

Bertelsmann could seek to increase its stake in Penguin Random House from next year, it has been reported. Sources told Bloomberg that Bertelsmann, which... Read more

Kindle Unlimited launches in Germany

Kindle Unlimited was launched in Germany today (7th October) ahead of the opening of the Frankfurt Book Fair. For €9.99 per month users get unlimited... Read more

EC 'poised to probe Amazon tax'

The European Commission is poised to begin a formal probe into allegations that Amazon has illegally benefited from state subsidies in Luxembourg over the past... Read more

Bertelsmann fully acquires Gruner + Jahr

Bertelsmann has acquired full ownership of magazine and digital content publisher Gruner + Jahr in what is being described as a “strategic milestone in strengthening”... Read more

Egmont to sell its US business

Egmont Publishing has announced plans to sell its US business. The company, a division of Denmark-based Egmont Group, which incorporates Egmont UK and Egmont USA,... Read more

HarperCollins US offers authors e-commerce scheme

HarperCollins in the US is encouraging authors to sell directly through its own platform, offering higher royalties on titles sold through its own site. The... Read more