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  Mexico’s illiteracy problem is growing worse

  1080 readersFor years now, whenever reports from Mexico have popped up in American news outlets, the stories have almost always revolved around the seemingly endless homicides that are taking place in the northern reaches of the country, where many of Mexico’s infamous drug cartels are based. But an op-ed about one aspect of the Mexican cultural

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  Lectures from Mexico City E-book Conference Available Online

  792 readersBy Andres Hax The International Symposium on the Electronic Book was held in Mexico City from September 19-21. The participants came from Brazil, Mexico, Spain, United States and England. Among the subjects covered were the role of the book in the information society, the state of e-books in Mexico; author’s rights in the digital age,

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  A Handy Database of Translations Published in the US

  598 readersUnexpectedly, AmazonCrossing is the second most prolific publisher of translations in the US. By Edward Nawotka, Editor-in-Chief Our friend and contributor Chad Post almost single handedly brought attention to the problem with translations in the United States, by pointing out that approximately just 3% of books published in the US are translations. While the actual percentage changes

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  Authors Guide Buyers Through Massive Mexican Book Sale

  964 readersBy Julieta Lionetti Recently, at the Auditorio Nacional, Mexico City held its sixth annual All Out Book Auction. With 250 publishers, local and foreign, 5,000 titles on offer and more than 100,000 expected visitors, this movable feast organized each year during Easter holidays has turned an ordeal into something to celebrate. Carlos Monsiváis started the tradition of leading

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  Mexico’s Librerías Gandhi’s Ambitious, Aggressive Int’l E-book Expansion

  1412 readersLibrerías Gandhi plans to lure buyers in the Mexico, Spain, Argentina and the US with unique e-books from independent Latin American publishers. By Julieta Lionetti In 1551, 12 years after Olaus Magnus designed his famous Carta Marina, Antonio de Espinosa — unknown to the World but adored in Mexico — cut the first original printing typefaces

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  Mobile phones in China increase reading – 120 million readers

  1439 readersI’ve often expressed the opinion here that mobile phones are a major way of bringing literature to people – far more important than the classic ereader, such as the Kindle, that we see in the rich developed countries. Now comes another example of this. From the Irish Times: Mobile phones are becoming pocket libraries for

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  Royal Irish Academy releases ‘A History of Ireland in 100 Objects’ a new book app developed with Joe Zeff Design

  830 readersJust in time for St. Patrick Day comes "a gift from the people of Ireland" – A History of Ireland in 100 Objects, a free book app from the Royal Irish Academy. The new app was a project of the National Museum of Ireland, The Irish Times and the Royal Irish Academy, but TNM readers

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  Like Romney, Does Publishing Dismiss Half of America?

  627 readersThe red state / blue state divide is an awful lot like how publishers see the United States. By Edward Nawotka, Editor-in-chief The latest Obama/Romney electoral map (Image: Reuters) Looking at the the latest polling map for the American presidential election, you wouldn’t be blamed for mistaking it for a map of a really big book tour. The

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  Mexico’s Largest University to Post Online Nearly All Publications and Course Materials

  838 readers From The Chronicle of Higher Education: The National Autonomous University of Mexico, better known as UNAM, has said it will make virtually all of its publications, databases, and course materials freely available on the Internet over the next few years—a move that some academics speculated could push other universities in the region