The Spanish author reconstructs the Martin Luther King assassination in his latest novel, “Como la sombra que se va.” and he will discuss with writer Colm Tóibín the challenges of faithfully recreating the past.

Sluggish sales are prompting publishers to seek new distribution channels for their titles, while retailers continue a race to the bottom with ebook pricing.

Nielsen BookScan, part of the Nielsen Company (US) LLC, and America Reads Spanish (ARS), present the free weekly list of the Spanish bestseller titles in the US Market for week 5 of 2015 (week ending 2/1/2015).

The Madrid-based publisher is offering an impressive selection of Spanish novels that speak a cosmopolitan, European language to global readers in English.

In this edition read about cultural business models on the internet, the 3rd edition of Zinc Shower and information on Publishing for Digital minds.

The new book by essayist and novelist Gonzalo Torne, “Divorce in the Air,” has been acquired by Knopf in the US. Literatura Random House published the book, and Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial control rights.

Dosdoce.com, in collaboration with The Publishing for Digital Minds Conference (London Book Fair), kicks-off the New Year releasing the infographic “The upcoming complexity of the digital business models”.

Spanish Language ebook Provider e-Libro has launched five new Spanish language ebook collections tailored to the specific needs of U.S. research libraries in subjects including Political Science, History, and Literature. E-libro also created new subscription collections for public libraries and community colleges.

The FGEE (Federation of Publishing Guilds of Spain) and ISBN Agency 2014 report shows a reduction of 2.5% from last year. The 72,416 titles include paper, digital and other formats. Children, young adults and education titles present an increment.

Spanish entrepreneur and publisher of the Grupo Planeta, Jose Manuel Lara, died Saturday in Barcelona. He was 68.