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Rayo has announced the launch of its Esenciales series, a distinctive and exciting collection of classic titles that illustrate the range and depth of modern Spanish-language literature.

Rayo’s Esenciales will publish some of the most critically acclaimed and prize-winning novels and story collections written in the Spanish-language over the last 50 years. The titles to be included in the series have been selected because they have stood the test of time as enduring texts which have carved out a significant place in Spanish-language literature and established themselves as modern classics.

Read full article: 'A new line of must-read Spanish-language contemporary classics'

Bowker, the global leader in bibliographic information management, today released statistics on U.S. book publishing for 2007, compiled from its Books In Print® database. Based on preliminary figures from U.S. publishers, Bowker is projecting that U.S. title output in 2007 increased slightly to 276,649 new titles and editions, up from the 274,416 that were published in 2006.

While traditional book publishing was basically flat last year, there was a staggering rise in the reported number of “On Demand” and short-run books to 134,773, pushing the grand total for projected 2007 U.S. book output to 411,422 books. To maintain the continuity of statistics, Bowker is excluding this output from its traditional reporting and has begun tracking the On Demand industry segment separately.

Read full article: 'Traditional Book Publishing Steady, But “On Demand” Publishing Soars as New Technologies Reduce Barriers to Entry'

HINARI Access to Research Initiative is announcing that its collaborative efforts to provide free and low cost access to health research in the developing countries have made a significant impact on advancing scientific discoveries in these regions.

The program is designed by the World Health Organization and the world’s leading biomedical publishers to provide health sector institutions in developing countries with timely access to high quality research at low or no cost. An impact analysis, conducted by Elsevier, has shown that researchers in the countries benefiting from HINARI have begun to publish their findings in international peer-reviewed journals at a rate that is well in excess of the increase seen in the rest of the world.

Over the five-year period from 2002-2006, 105 HINARI countries saw a 63 percent growth in the number of authors publishing in peer-reviewed journals, compared to 38 percent in 102 non-HINARI countries – indicating that HINARI has had a significant impact on the participant countries’ ability to engage with the global scientific community.

Read full article: 'Access to Health Research Propels Scientific Activity in Developing Countries'

HarperCollins Publishers is announcing the development of an interactive, electronic sales catalog, the most advanced catalog available from a major publisher. The catalog will offer booksellers an up-to-the minute online tool enabling them to order books. The catalog will also significantly reduce HarperCollins' paper output, which is a major part of an ongoing effort to reduce the publishers' carbon footprint. HarperCollins will preview the catalog at Book Expo America, May 29-June 1, 2008, and will launch a beta version in six to twelve months.

Working with the latest in Content Management System technology, the catalog will use a dynamic application linked to all HarperCollins' publishing data systems. Book covers, prices, on-sale dates, reviews, quotes and important media alerts will be updated in real time as soon as they have been entered. Booksellers will be able to create lists and place orders online as they review front list book pages, and an author's entire backlist will be visible as well.

Read full article: 'HARPERCOLLINS PUBLISHERS LAUNCHES ONLINE SALES CATALOG'

World-renowned B.C. Artist-Equine Communicator Liz Mitten Ryan will air her DVD and present her new book One with the Herd: A Spiritual Journey at Book Expo Canada in Toronto June 15 - 16, 2008. One with the Herd has won an Indie Award of Excellence, a Nautilus Silver Award and is a finalist in the U.S.A. Best Books 2007 Awards.

This visionary work is an intimate record of one woman's journey with her semi-wild horses - yet it has broad implications for the repair of all our lives. Mitten Ryan's observations of equine language transport us beyond earthly confines to remembering who we are. The text is enriched by her original artwork, poetry, journal entries and stunning photographs.

Read full article: 'Liz Mitten Ryan Celebrates Equinisity at Book Expo Canada'

The context in which J. Samuel Walker introduces his book on Harry Truman and the use of the atomic bombs against Japan is multi-fold. Walker leads off by reminding his readers of the often heated historical debate around the subject into which he found himself drawn in to as an undergraduate student. This debate as Walker notes has been going on since the fateful decision to drop the bombs was made. The debate as noted by Walker has been made clearer with the release of new information - especially that of the Japanese government. For Walker the historical debate centers around the background factors that encouraged the use of the atomic bombs, and those that failed to ultimately constrain their use.

Walker introduces his book as one meant to not only to delve deeply into the reasons for using the atomic bombs on Japan, but one meant to remain easy to read, understand and comprehend with full background knowledge built around proper historiography. Walker spends much time letting the reader come to grips with the man who had to make the decision in Harry Truman, the state of the nation after the sneak attack at Pearl Harbor, world politics growing from a sense of what was coming after the war with the emerging power that was the Soviet Union, and the truths and falsehoods that have grown in the public realm since the dropping of the bombs in 1945. But more than that, Walker quickly tries to dispel what he calls the myth of decision making around the decision to drop the bomb. To that end Walker writes, "In fact, however, Truman never faced a categorical choice between the bomb and an invasion that would cost hundreds of thousands of American lives."

Walker throughout his book does take the U.S. president Harry Truman to task - both for his failings and for his ability to do what needed to be done. Truman of course was thrust into his position as Walker notes with little to no real knowledge of what was really going on with the U.S. war effort - especially that around the secret Manhattan Project. As Walker notes, "When Truman became president… he was very unsure of himself and his abilities." Truman was presented with a country still at war and teetering on depression, tiring of war, and increasingly at odds with their ally in the Soviet Union. It was in this air that Truman was expected to make his decisions.

Read full article: 'Book Review For Prompt and Utter Destruction by J. Samuel Walker'

Amazon.ca has released notice that it had its best holiday retail shopping season in its five-year history. Canadians it seems enjoyed shopping for products on Amazon.ca for their holiday gift giving.

Julie Todaro the director of Amazon.ca said of the holiday returns, "We'd like to thank all of our Canadian customers for making this the best Holiday season ever at Amazon.ca, and look forward to serving each of you in the new year."

From East to West and from North to South, Canadians from every corner of the continent were shopping on Amazon.ca. But it wasn't only Canadians buying from Amazon.ca, there were shoppers from countries such as Mongolia, Zambia, and even China. Following is Amazon.ca's bestselling items by category for the 2007 holiday season.

Read full article: 'Amazon.ca Sets Record For Sales During Holiday Season'

The 10th anniversary edition of Harry Magazine will be coming in September. Harry Magazine is a men's lifestyle magazine that is published bi-annually. It has a controlled publication run of 100,000 and can be found for sale at select Indigo and Chapters locations.

Not only will Harry Magazine turn ten this fall, it will be revamped to coincide with their expansion onto the world-wide-web. The website edition will continue the Harry Magazine tradition with expanded lifestyle coverage for men.

Larry Rosen, CEO and Chairman of Harry Rosen Inc. and Executive Publisher of Harry Magazine said of the anniversary, "Since my father first dreamt up the idea for an intelligent men's fashion magazine in 1996, Harry Magazine has filled a unique spot in the Canadian marketplace. We know our customers look to Harry for practical advice on fashion, and we look forward to keeping Harry relevant to our clients for another ten years and beyond."

The anniversary edition was shot almost entirely on location this summer in Rome and Solomeo, Italy. The coming fall issue will feature more than 40 pages of fashion photography, and of course will still come with the 'Harry's Notebook' and 'Ask Harry' columns.

Read full article: 'Canadian Harry Magazine Turns Ten - Goes Online'

The founder and publisher of Canadian Lifestyle publications Abbis Mahmoud has joined forces with other industry heavies to present a benefit concert event. Mahmoud's Canadian magazine publications are BOBBi Magazine and the Urban Male Magazine.

Canada Cares is a benefit concert for Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders. The concert is set to take place at the Guvernment in Toronto on Thursday, Sept 6, 2007. Featuring DJs, artists and others form around the world, the event will help raise money for MSF so that they may continue their humanitarian work.

The goal is to raise enough money to cover the costs to reconstruct a hospital in Haiti, with the remainder of the funds going into MSF's emergency fund. Abbis Mahmoud says, "We have made it our mission to mobilize Canadians to act, to bring change and to help save as many lives as possible. It is our goal to raise 1 million dollars."

Read full article: 'Canadian Magazine Publisher Sponsors Benefit Concert'