In one of the paradoxes of Spain's recent economic crisis and the digital revolution, independent publishers are sprouting while the big houses are forced to merge to survive.

Among the new players is Jan Marti, a 33-year-old philosophy graduate who founded Blackie Books in late 2009 in Barcelona, the hub of Spanish publishing. "At first people said we were crazy or suicidal," he said with a smile. "They would invite me to book fairs so they could see the weirdo who still believed in the future of print."

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