DIGITAL BUZZ SURROUNDING SPANISH PUBLISHING FOCUS OF THIS YEAR’S MADRID INTERNAITONAL BOOKFAIR
October 1st, 2010
BY ROBERT STOKES
A SURGE in e-book reading in Spain coincides with exhibition space being devoted to digital publishing for the first time ever at LIBER, the International Book Fair for the Spanish speaking world, from Wednesday to Friday this week in Madrid.
The 29th LIBER takes place against the backdrop of the launch of Amazon.es, which publishers hope will lead to greater interest in e-books and e-readers after Amazon's Kindle machine eventually goes on sale in Spain.
The Liber Digital section of the fair boasts big names from Spain and further afield to ...
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