Press releases
Mourning for victims of Russian attack on large printing plant in Ukraine
Factor printing plant hit in Russian airstrikes on the city of Kharkiv on 23 May 2024.
German Non-Fiction Prize 2024: the nominees have been selected
225 titles were in the running / Awards ceremony on 11 June 2024 in the Small Hall of the Elbphilharmonie concert hall in Hamburg
20th German Book Prize: 106 publishers submit 180 novels
106 publishers from Germany, Austria and Switzerland submit novels / Natascha Freundel is appointed speaker of the jury
CONTENTshift sponsorship programme: Call for startups with business ideas for the book industry
Sponsorship programme brings startups, experts and investors together / Applications from startup founders from both Germany and abroad welcome / Applications accepted until 1 May 2024 / Funding of 10,000 euro for winning startup
German Book Prize 2024: Meet the jury for the 20th-anniversary year
Seven jury members selected / The German Book Prize is being awarded for the 20th time / Publishers may submit titles until 20 March 2024 / Call for submissions at www.deutscher-buchpreis.de/anmeldung
German Non-Fiction Prize 2024: 115 publishers submit 191 titles
Stefan Koldehoff is appointed jury spokesperson / Award ceremony to be held on 11 June 2024 in the Small Hall of the Elbphilharmonie concert hall in Hamburg
Buchmarkt 2023: Positive Umsatzbilanz in herausfordernden Zeiten
Umsatz in zentralen Vertriebswegen gegenüber 2022 um 2,9 Prozent gestiegen, Absatz jedoch um 1,9 Prozent gesunken / Belletristik mit starken Zuwächsen / Buchhandlungen und Verlage weiter unter Druck
Book market 2023: Positive turnover results in challenging times
Increase in turnover of 2.9 per cent across central sales channels compared to 2022, however sales fell by 1.9 per cent / Strong growth for fiction / Bookstores and publishing houses remain under pressure
German Non-Fiction Prize 2024: the jury has been selected
Seven jury members nominated / Publishers can register titles until 17 November 2023 / Call for submissions on anmeldung.deutscher-sachbuchpreis.de
Salman Rushdie awarded the 2023 Peace Prize of the German Book Trade
Rushdie: "Peace, right now, feels like a fantasy born of a narcotic smoked in a pipe"