Canada Brazil Networking Breakfast

08/27/2010

Frankfurt Book Fair

As a follow-up to the Brazil Scouting mission held in February 2010,  Livres Canada Books warmly invites you to attend a Canadian-Brazilian Networking Breakfast.

                                      Canada Stand
                                  Hall 8.0, Stand K949
                                Friday October 8th, 8 a.m.

Please RSVP to Priya Ramjuttun at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) 

Canadian Book Seminar in Seoul, South Korea

07/16/2010

Hosted by the Embassy of Canada in Seoul, South Korea

The Canadian Embassy in Seoul, South Korea will hold its 7th Canadian Book Seminar on September 15-16, 2010. The seminar is designed to promote Canadian titles and to encourage the purchase of rights to Korean copyright managers and agencies.  The event will be an “open-house” style event, providing representatives of Korean publishing companies with as much time as they like browsing through Canadian titles. Following the event, Korean publishers that have expressed interest in specific titles/publishers will be put directly in touch with their Canadian counterpart to discuss possible collaboration and business opportunities.

This year’s seminar will focus on the following types of books:

Children’s literature, a key market for foreign publishers and a past focus of the Embassy. Children’s books continue to be one of the best performing markets for foreign publishers in Korea, given the country’s focus on education. New titles will be of particular interest to key Korean contacts, in particular those targeted at:

Preschool children: as always, picture books are widely popular.  In terms of illustration, publishers and consumers prefer pastel and oil painting colors;

Children in Grades 1-6: non-fiction titles that reinforce basic concepts that these students would learn in the classroom, in areas such as language arts, mathematics, science, economics, history, administration, social studies, common sense and even topics like wisdom of life are of interest. Those containing relevant illustrations and pictures will be of greater interest.

Literature for young readers (Grades 7-9) is a new and growing trend in Korea that continues to expand as younger readers age.  Though the current market share is rather small, there is a growing demand for fiction that tells touching and instructive stories about family, school, self-discovery and overcoming hardships and challenges. The market for genres such as science fiction, fantasy and romance is somewhat limited in Korea (with the exception of international best-sellers).

English as a Second Language (ESL) Materials, including textbooks and other materials used in schools and private learning institutes, a massive market in Korea. There is also significant demand for English learning series with different levels; and

In addition, award winning titles (including some adult titles) will be of particular interest to Korean contacts.

While French titles are more than welcome, given the limited ability of Korean publishers to read French, an English or Korean summary of the story line included with the book will be helpful to attract interest. Those materials will be very helpful for Korean publishers to have easy access to French books due to the language barriers.

If you are interested in showcasing your titles to Korean copyright managers and publishing companies, please ensure that your materials (including any related promotional materials) are delivered to the Livres Canada Books office no later than August 18, 2010:

Tricia McCraney
Coordinator, Communications and Marketing
Livres Canada Books
1 Nicholas Street, Suite 504
Ottawa, Ontario K1N 7B7
Tel: (613) 562-2324 ext. 228

At the same time, we would ask that you also send an email confirming your participation to Ms. Hye-shin Kang at the Embassy of Canada: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).  Please do not hesitate to be in contact with Ms. Kang should you have any questions.

The Embassy would like to thank the Livres Canada Books for its support of this initiative.

Buy a Ticket:  Frankfurt Symposium

06/14/2010

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Marketing your books in the digital marketplace

T i c k e t   p r i c e :    $225

Find out what publishers in Canada and other markets are doing to sell and promote books in an increasingly digital marketplace.  Join Livres Canada Books on the afternoon of Tuesday October 5, 2010 at the Frankfurt Book Fair for an International Digital Rights Symposium.  The symposium allows Canadian and international publishers to work together to develop partnerships, encourage rights sales and build strategic alliances.  Publishers from several countires can learn from each other, explore similarities and discuss differences in market condiditons. 

Livres Canada Books will host panelists from around the world, including John Oakes of Or Books (USA), Eoin Purcell of Green Lamp Media (Ireland) and Ronald Schild of libreka! (Germany).  Register now and don’t miss these speakers and more from experts in digital publishing at our International Digital Rights Symposium.  The symposium will take place from 1:00pm until 5:00pm, at which time a cocktail reception will be held for approximately 1 hour.  The reception will provide an opportunity for attendees to network with colleagues and competitors from around the globe, and to collaborate on digital book sales and rights management.

Register now to ensure your spot at this highly anticipated event.

Note:  Tickets are an eligible expense under the Canada Book Fund export supplement. 
In addition, participating publishers who are eligible for a 2010-2011 FRMAP contribution
are entitled to one extra day of per diem.

     
                   
Contact:  For more information, contact Tricia McCraney, Coordinator, Communications and Marketing at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) or (613) 562-2324, ext. 228. 

Report:  Livres Canada Books Scouting Mission to São Paulo, Brazil

05/19/2010

The objective of Livres Canada Books in organizing the scouting mission to São Paulo was to report on Brazil as a potential market for Canadian publishers in terms of rights sales and distribution.  The Livres Canada Books delegation consisted of three Canadian publishers with an active interest in or dealings with the Brazilian market, the Livres Canada Books Programs Manager, and Brazilian interpreter and publishing consultant, Dênya Rabêlo Castro.

Delegates met with relevant Brazilian publishers, distributors, associations and government officials in order to gain an understanding of the different facets of the Brazilian publishing market. The delegation also met with officials at the Canadian Consulate General to discuss possible future support and to build upon the work and findings of the scouting mission.

Following the scouting mission, Livres Canada Books felt that a Canadian presence at the Bienal Book Fair in São Paulo would build on the momentum of the mission, and will therefore be inviting publishers to exhibit on a Canadian Collective stand in August, 2010.

This report, written by the delegation of publishers who visited Brazil in February 2010, includes a profile of the Children’s book trade perspective, of the French-language Trade perspective, and of the Scholarly book trade perspective.

Download the report.

Invitation - Canadian Studies Flyers 2010-11

05/19/2010

Canadian Studies Flyers 2010-11

Registration Deadline:  Monday,  August 9th, 2010

P r o m o t e

Livres Canada Books is pleased to invite you to register your titles for the 2010-11 Canadian Studies flyers.  Promote your titles and authors to Canadianists, librarians, academics and buyers around the globe.  Printed flyers will be distributed to attendees at a variety of international conferences and electronic versions will be sent by e-mail to members of Canadian Studies associations in the US, UK and French Europe.  As always, the flyers will be available for download from the Livres Canada Books website and your titles will be promoted through our searchable, online database.

Submissions will be accepted from the following disciplines:

Fiction and literary criticism

Social sciences, history and geography

Native Studies

Women’s Studies

Business, economy and law

Science, nature and environment

C o n n e c t

The digital, interactive version of the 2010-11 Canadian studies flyers will provide even more visibility for your titles by linking recipients directly to your organization’s website.  In addition, individual publishers will have the option of e-mailing the flyers directly to specific contacts worldwide.

Pricing:  $85 per title + HST

Registration:  You must be registered as a member of the Livres Canada Books website to list your titles in the Canadian Studies flyers.  Click here to register as a member.  Once you’ve registered, login to your account and list your titles here

Information: For more information, contact Tricia McCraney, Coordinator, Communications and Marketing at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) or (613) 562-2324 ext. 228.

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We acknowledge the financial support of the Government of Canada through the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade and the Canada Book Fund (CBF) for this project.