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'Larousse Concise Dictionary: Spanish-English/English-Spanish' published by Larousse Kingfisher Chambers is #1 best selling title in Spanish in the US for week 18

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 18 of 2013 (week ending 5/5/2013).

Could the United States become bilingual?

The U.S. has now over 50 million people of Hispanic and after Mexico, it has the largest Spanish-speaking population in the world. In this article, Delfin Carbonell Basset posed the question: “Will Spanish survive as a language widely spoken by Latinos in the United States?”

Spanish-language publishers in U.S. have to settle for lower profits abroad

The price Hispanic readers abroad expect to pay for content is much lower than what readers in the U.S. expect to pay, reports digitalbookworld.com, suggesting that publishers may need to adjust their expectations for profit margins.

A brief but very vivid visit to Bogotá Book Fair

Adan Griego, curator for Iberoamerican Collections at Stanford University Libraries, was at the Bogotá 2013 Book Fair. He shares with us his experiences, the publishers that called his attention, the offerings of ebooks and tell us why Gabriel García Márquez is still dominating Colombia’s literary scene.

Días de Cine Reading Club presents 'El sur' until May 12th

The movie, based on Adelaida García Morales' novel, will be available at Días de Cine Reading Club until May 12th, 2013. This initiative is sponsored by the America Reads Spanish program and the American Library Association to promote literature and the Spanish language in American libraries and universities.

'Santa Biblia / Holy Bible: Reina-Valera 1909' published by Barbour Publishing is #1 best selling title in Spanish in the US for week 17

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 17 of 2013 (week ending 4/28/2013).

Researchers develop software to predict book sales

This new tool, called PreTEL, can help publishers to decide if a book is publishable or not. The researchers working on this project come from the GeNeura group (GranadaUniversity) and PRM Consultores S.C.A. (Grupo Trevenque).

Anaya announces its latest releases of children and youth books

From the award-winning “Parco” to classics like “El alcalde de Zalamea”, Anaya Infantil y Juvenil presents its latest releases.

Missouri students get “A Taste of Spain”

Missouri Western State University's English, Foreign Languages and Journalism Department hosted “A Taste of Spain” event to help educate people on the Spanish culture, customs and country, reports the Griffon News, the university's student newspaper.

April 30 is 'Día de los Niños, Día de los Libros'

"Children's Day/Book Day" is an every day celebration of children, families, and reading that culminates yearly on April 30. The goal is to emphasize the importance of literacy for children of all linguistic and cultural backgrounds.

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