Hispanics are the largest minority group in the U.S., representing approximately 18 percent of the total population and more than 50 percent of population growth since the 2010s.

While this population is highly concentrated in just nine states, schools and libraries throughout the country have increasing numbers of Spanish speakers among their constituents. Retailers have them too—more than half of Barnes & Nobles’s bookstores have at least a small section of books in Spanish, notes Alex Correa, President & CEO of Lectorum, the largest distributor of Spanish-language books in the U.S.

Keeping pace with demand is an array of large and small publishers, each taking its own approach to meeting the needs of Spanish-speaking students. Some publish original content while others publish translations of well-known American authors. Some act as publishers and distributors, while others are solely one or the other.

By Elizabeth Anne Hartman
Sep 12, 2022

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