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Timeline of the Brazilian Publishing Marketplace: 1995-2012

By PublishNews Brazil | Published: February 6, 2013
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International interest, digitization, and market consolidation are not new phenomenon in Brazil, and many began more than ten years ago, as evidenced by this brief timeline of publishing market since 1995.
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“Pasta do Professor” Legal Course Packs Reach Half a Billion Content Pages Sold

By Iona Teixeira Stevens | Published: August 28, 2012
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Pasta do Professor, a project to make legal book excerpts available to students, has sold more than half a billion content pages and is contributing to the fight against piracy.  Read More

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State Government of São Paulo Buys 12 million Books at Steep Discount

By Iona Teixeira Stevens | Published: August 22, 2012
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The state government of São Paulo announced the purchase of over 12 million copies of books, including 40+ titles, for three of education programs, likely at an 85% discount. Read More

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Ex-Objectiva Editor Founds Foz, a Boutique Publisher with Big Ambitions

By Roberta Campassi | Published: July 11, 2012
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Foz, a new publishing house created by Isa Pessoa, the former editorial director of Objectiva, is beginning with a small list of print titles by elite authors, coupled with apps for the education market. Read More

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Oxford University Press Preps Entry into Brazilian Textbook Market

By Roberta Campassi | Published: December 6, 2011
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Oxford University Press, the largest university press in the world, has hired editors to enter the textbook market in Brazil Read More

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