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ISBN
Agency registered almost 18,000 ebooks in 2011 in Spain
The
ISBN Agency registered 17,843 ebooks and 84,510 print books in 2011 in
Spain. The ebooks show a 38% growth from the previous year, base on
data from the Spanish Cultural Ministry.According to
Federación de Gremios de Editores de España, 75% of
the Spanish publishers had a digital project in the making and the
prices of such projects would be 30 to 50% less than the print edition.
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The first edition of
“Cien años de soledad” e-book (in Spanish)
is now available coinciding with Gabriel García
Márquez's 85th birthday on March 6th, and 45 years since the
first publication of his notorious novel.
The digital publication, by Mondadori and Leer-e, is available in
different platforms, and can be purchased in Europe, United States and
Latin America for around $7.99 (5.99€)
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Chris Pérez
One of the most
compelling and adored superstars in Latin music history, Selena was
nothing short of a phenomenon who shared all of herself with her
millions of devoted fans. Her tragic murder, at the young age of
twenty-three, stripped the world of her talent and boundless potential,
her tightly knit family of their beloved angel, and her husband, Chris
Perez, of the greatest love he had ever known.
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Howard Schultz
In this #1 New York
Times bestseller, the CEO of Starbucks recounts the story and leadership
lessons behind the global coffee company’s comeback
In 2008, Howard Schultz decided to return as the CEO of Starbucks to
help restore its financial health and bring the company back to its
core values. In Onward, he shares this remarkable story, revealing how,
during one of the most tumultuous economic periods in American history,
Starbucks again achieved profitability and sustainability without
sacrificing humanity.
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Nos compramos un zoo
Benajamín
Mee
When Benjamin Mee decided to uproot his
family and move them to an unlikely new home—a dilapidated
zoo where more than 200 exotic animals would be their new
neighbors—his friends and colleagues thought he was crazy.
Mee’s dream was to refurbish the zoo and run it as a family
business. The grand reopening was scheduled for spring, but there was
much work to be done and none of it easy for the novice zookeepers.
Tigers broke loose, money was tight, the staff grew skeptical, and
family tensions reached a boiling point. .
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Daisy
sisters
Henning
Mankell
Two
young Swedish embark on a cycling trip to the border of Sweden. Both
are unaware that meeting with two soldiers will determine the future of
one of them. Both fantasize about traveling to achieve freedom and
independence, but the harsh reality forces to give up their dreams for
those two youngsters who called themselves Daisy Sisters.
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