Sunday, August 04, 2013

Brazilian Publishing Industry Sees Worst Decline Since 2002


Hit by inflation and lower government purchases, Brazil's book market shrank by 2.64% last year, the worst decline in real value since 2002.
As a book critic Jane Ciabattari had been writing and reading online for years. As an author, publishing her first ebook was a trial by fire.
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A report from the University of Illinois shows that copyright laws have squashed the market for books from the middle of the 20th century.
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