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Book-to-Screen, audio, artificial intelligence - in this issue, we let some experts have their say: Film producers Uschi Feldges and Tobias Pausinger, for example, who took part in Books at Berlinale. Christian Ebert, who, as the new Head of Marketing & Sales at Frankfurter Buchmesse, is also responsible for brand management. Publishing Consultant Carlo Carrenho, who monitors the latest developments in the audio sector. And Bijan Moini, author, civil rights activist and political scientist, who was at the Book Fair in Taipei to discuss AI and freedom.
By the way, there will be a live talk on the topic of artificial intelligence today, Thursday, at 5.00 pm CET at The Hof, our digital networking format. It's called "Let's discuss AI", with Sara Lloyd (Pan Macmillan) and Holger Volland (brand eins Medien AG). You are welcome to register now, it's free!
For browsing, we recommend the new magazine "German Stories - News from Frankfurt", which is now available for download.
Enjoy reading!
Your Newsletter Team
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| Juergen Boos, Jonathan Beck © Ulrike Frömel - Illustration: Mehrdad Zaeri
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News from Frankfurt: Book magazine for free download
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| The new English-language magazine about books from Germany "German Stories - News from Frankfurt" is here! The content of this issue is guided by the topics that concern us all so much: diversity, internationality, exchange and the search for understanding. You can find out what the numerous city writers' programmes in Germany are all about and which authors are involved. You will read what Book Fair Director Juergen Boos and C.H. Beck publisher Jonathan Beck have to say about pluralism, democracy and the associated mission of literature. And you can discover the books that will be exhibited at the German pavilions at international book fairs this year - sorted by topic and commented on by experts.
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| Uschi Feldges and Tobias Pausinger © FBM Tina Pfeifer
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Books at Berlinale: "It's about separation and falling in love again"
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| Every year at the Berlinale Co-Production Market, the Books at Berlinale event presents current books that have great potential to be made into films. Renowned publishers and literary agents pitch the material to the filmmakers in attendance that could be conceivable as a film or tv series. We spoke to producers Uschi Feldges and Tobias Pausinger about their experiences of the event, what role they play as producers in literary adaptations and what ideas they are taking away from the event.
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| Join our reception in London
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Fancy a good chat, a glass in your hand and interesting conversation partners from Germany, Switzerland and beyond? You are warmly invited to pop over to the German and Swiss collective stands (6D61 and 6D71) at the London Book Fair, on Tuesday, 12 March, 5 pm UK time and join us for a drink and some chocolate! The list of publishers exhibiting at the German national stand can be found at www.german-stories.de/
The Frankfurter Buchmesse team will also be there for you on all other days of the fair, and will be happy to answer questions about your appearance at #fbm24 or our year-round offers.
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| Comic connoisseur Iban Carrere © Adam Burakowsky
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German comics - travelling the world
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| This year, the Frankfurter Buchmesse team will be travelling to around ten book fairs worldwide with the German pavilions. Always in their luggage: the "book collections" - thematic compilations of new German publications that attract attention beyond national borders. The "Comics 2024" collection was curated by comic and manga expert Iban Carrere. In this interview, he provides insights into the current trends in these areas and reports on the background to his selection. And he tells us whether he has a favourite title.
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Frankfurter Buchmesse Masterclasses: Apply now to host
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| Best practices, learnings and inspiration: do you have exciting business cases in your company that you would like to present to the industry? Then become a host of one of Frankfurter Buchmesse's digital masterclasses and generate valuable leads for your sales team in the run-up to #fbm24! The format is suitable for all companies that want to effectively increase their visibility at the fair and present their content in a targeted manner. The masterclasses will take place online from 7-11 October 2024.
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| Audio ambassador Carlo Carrenho © Sebastian Borg
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| AI: "The progress made in recent months is amazing"
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| From the advance of AI narration to possible mergers between audiobooks and podcasts: Carlo Carrenho, publishing consultant and Frankfurter Buchmesse’s Audio Ambassador for 2023 and 2024, shared with us the audio trends he sees for 2024, which regions we should be watching and his personal audiobook and podcast recommendations.
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| Bijan Moini at the TIBE © T. F. Schäfer, K. Rapp
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AI, freedom and foreign cultural work: Bijan Moini in conversation
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| Author, political scientist and civil rights activist: We caught up with Bijan Moini at the Taipei International Book Exhibition 2024 (20-25 February 2024), which he was invited to attend by Academia Sinica this year. He had already taken part in the virtual TIBE programme in 2022 on the initiative of Frankfurter Buchmesse. Two of his books, originally published in German by Atrium, have since been published by Taiwanese publishers, including his pamphlet "Save freedom! A wake-up call in the digital age".
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"Brand management is like an orchestra": Christian Ebert, new Head of Marketing & Sales at FBM
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| A passion for strong brands - that is the motto of Christian Ebert, who joined the Frankfurter Buchmesse team at the beginning of the year. In his new position as Head of Marketing & Sales, he is also responsible for branding the fair. In this interview, he explains why no marketing instrument should step out of line and how he sees Frankfurter Buchmesse from a marketing perspective.
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| Paris-Frankfurt Fellows 2023 © Nurettin Çiçek
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| Franco-German fellowship for young professionals
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| Young professionals from the book industry living in Germany, France or Switzerland can apply for the Paris-Frankfurt Fellowship until 15 March. Whether you are a publishing employee, bookseller or event manager, your career level is not the deciding factor. The main requirement is a keen interest in the book market in the neighbouring countries. The group can expect an intensive training programme in Germany and France from 10 to 27 June 2024.
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Wanted: the best architecture books
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| Focus on architectural communication: Frankfurter Buchmesse and Deutsches Architekturmuseum (DAM) are organising the international DAM Architectural Book Award for the 15th time. The submission period ends on 31 July and the public award ceremony will take place in Frankfurt on Wednesday, 16 October 2024. All award-winning publications will be presented at Frankfurter Buchmesse 2024 and at other joint stands at international book fairs.
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This is the level of VAT levied on books in the Czech Republic, Guest of Honour at the 2026 FBM, since the beginning of 2024.
+++ Fiction: Creative Europe supports 40 projects in 2024 +++ The European Commission is providing 5 million euros to support the translation, publication, distribution and promotion of European literary works. The application deadline is 16 April.
+++ Launch of the Book Arsenal Fellowship Programme (Kyiv) +++ International publishers, rights managers, literary agents and other book industry professionals can apply now. 
+++ The application of the RISE exchange programme for booksellers is now open! +++ The programme aims to bring booksellers together with colleagues and other industry experts from around the world.
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