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In a new report, German ebook distribution platform Bookwire forecasts that digital sales will represent between 10% and 15% of total sales in the Latin American markets by 2020. Today, it represents 1% across the whole region.

The Spanish-language markets represent over 500 million Spanish speakers mainly living in Latin America and Spain, along with the US, where the latest census counted over 50 million people of Hispanic or Latino origin, including nearly 40 million who speak Spanish at home.

Amazon's modest publishing empire has outposts in the US, UK, and Germany - and soon France and Spain.

Actualitte reported on Tuesday that Amazon is now turning down applications for a manuscripts editor position with Amazon Publishing France. They don't have the name of the person who got the job, but they do have one of the rejection letters.

The letter was signed by Stoffel van den Berge, the senior recruiter for Amazon Europe, and it says that the position has been filled. The LinkedIn listing for that job is no longer accepting applications, so that is very likely true.

Buzzfeed has gathered images of the most awe-inspiring, quirky, and just plain cool bookstores throughout the world. If you haven't visited these bookstores yet, you should definitely consider making a special trip. An international bookstore circuit might be just the way to close out the summer!

A great promotional image for libraries caught my eye, courtesy of Facebook, and set a train of thought going: The above was the result of a competition hosted by German publishing giant Springer’s Springer LibraryZone, with the lucky winner Miguel Correia of the Institute of Accounting and Administration of Lisbon (ISCAL) in Portugal. “Wow! I [...]

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eReader maker Kobo has announced it has exceeded 2012 market forecasts, doubling device sales and attracting more than 4 million new customers within the last six months to bring its total to more than 12 million registered users. Contradicting forecasts claiming eReader sales would decline in 2012, Kobo's E Ink eReader sales were up nearly 150 percent in December, helping the company to claim 20 percent of the global eReader market. In less than twelve months, the company launched three new eReading devices and …

(Press Release) After the successful launch in the US and Canada, Springer Science+Business Media has extended its MyCopy service with immediate effect to library users in Europe.  In line with this service, all registered library patrons will be able to order a softcover copy of a Springer eBook for their personal use by clicking on a button on the Springer platform www.springerlink.com.  The softcover copies are priced at a flat fee of EUR 24.95, which includes shipping and handling within these European countries: Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and the UK.