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PARIX IA: The Largest AI-Related Event for Spanish-Language Publishing Markets. Time To Leave The Luddites In The Dust!

by Mark Williams | Feb 18, 2025 | AI, Ibero-America, IP Rights, Latin America, Spain | 0 |

Watching the global AI scene evolve, it’s clear that many publishers and authors in the US, and even more in the UK, blindly fixating on these issues and unable/unwilling to see the bigger picture thanks to a handful of Luddite influencers, stand to be left behind as AI-assisted publishing moves forward without them.

Brazil – Rio International Publishers Summit Will Ice the Rio Biennial Cake This Year

by Mark Williams | Feb 11, 2025 | Book Fairs, Brazil, Ibero-America, Latin America | 0 |

Key topics will, you’ll be astounded to learn, include the impact of artificial intelligence on the publishing market.

Costa Rica’s 3rd Bookafest set for Feb 1-2

by Mark Williams | Jan 29, 2025 | Book Fairs, Caribbean, Costa Rica, Ibero-America, Latin America | 0 |

Like all self-respecting book fairs and festivals nowadays, Bookafest has a professionals element ,“Publishers’ Forum,” where industry leaders can discuss trends and network.

Costa Rica Literary Projects 2025

by Mark Williams | Dec 30, 2024 | Caribbean, Costa Rica, Ibero-America, Latin America | 0 |

PublishNewsEs has the list of literary projects that will be supported by the Colegio de Costa Rica, part of the Costa Rican Ministry of Culture and Youth.

Colombia – FILBAC, the International Book Fair of Barranquilla, the Atlantic and the Caribbean launches this week

by Mark Williams | Dec 11, 2024 | Book Fairs, Colombia, Ibero-America, Latin America | 0 |

What especially appealed to me is that FILBAC will be city-wide, not just at a single venue, integrating the entire city into its celebration.

Mexico – Falling school text book orders precipitate a more than 20% book market crash

by Mark Williams | Dec 4, 2024 | Ibero-America, Latin America, Mexico | 0 |

Mexico’s publishing industry highlights the risks of over-reliance on de facto government subsidies.

Colombia – 18th Medillin Book and Culture Festival clocks a half million visitors, record revenues

by Mark Williams | Sep 19, 2024 | Book Fairs, Colombia, Ibero-America, Latin America | 0 |

Medellín’s festival is celebrated for its grassroots approach, attracting a diverse local audience and fostering a strong sense of community that makes the half-million footfall all the more impressive.

One month until the 27th São Paulo Biennial

by Mark Williams | Aug 9, 2024 | Book Fairs, Brazil, Ibero-America, Latin America | 0 |

This year’s theme, “Those who read make great friends,” really sends out the right message that books are to be enjoyed, not rote-memorised to pass an exam.