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📚 Exciting news about the Swedish Book Fair in Göteborg 2024! 📢 It's getting impossible to ignore the relevance of audiobooks in today's book market - and as a result a coalition of Swedish publishers is setting up a dedicated audiobook stage at this year's book fair. 🎧 Saga Egmont is - naturally 😉 - part of the program. Among the confirmed participants are also Bokfabriken, HarperCollins Publishers, Lind & Co, Pia & Co, Mondial, Natur & Kultur, Publizon AB, and Nuanxed. 🗣️ We're excited to be in such great company. The program, managed by Word Audio Publishing (WAPI), will include audiobook trend forecasts, dialogues with dedicated listeners, and crash courses in writing for audio. 👏 ... so stay tuned for the many experiences at the audiobook stage at Bokmässan! We look forward to seeing many of you there in September 🎉 #Bokmässan2024 #audiobooks #bookfair #publishing

Saga Egmont Continues Major Collaboration with Cappelen Damm to Translate and Publish More Norwegian Series in Scandinavia Saga Egmont and Cappelen Damm, Norway’s largest publisher, have entered into a significant collaboration to translate and publish an additional five Nordic Sagas in Scandinavia. This marks one of the largest translation projects undertaken between the two publishers in recent times, continuing the success of the ‘Nordic Sagas’ concept – a collection of binge-worthy book series told in Scandinavian settings. “Nordic Sagas offers narratives bearing universal relevance across cultures and geography. Its success abroad signifies the magnetic power of well-crafted stories that bridge borders,” explains Karin Mundal, Rights Negotiator from Cappelen Damm. To date, Saga Egmont has published 40 eBooks and 32 audiobooks from the Nordic Sagas collection, with more releases anticipated. 

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Saga Egmont goes “kokosbananas” 🍍🥥 Saga Egmont and Norway’s Cappelen Damm are to bring Rolf Magne Andersen’s beloved and immensely popular children’s series, Kokosbananas, to new markets in Sweden and Finland. The wildly popular Kokosbananas series is known for its magical world and a humor that appeals to children and adults alike. Kokosbananas is half coconut, half pineapple and a 100% fun – a book series born in the audio format. Kokosbananas is one of the most streamed kids’ series in Norway, and has a rising media presence, including talks about an animated series and movie. “Seeing my work translated and available digitally for new audiences is an exciting milestone. I hope the children in Sweden and Finland will find as much joy and laughter in Kokosbananas as others have.” says author Rolf Magne Andersen. 

🎧 Exciting news! Saga Egmont brings Tove Jansson's literary gems to life in an enriching collection of star-studded audiobooks. Remarkable narrator performances and revered literary works wed in Saga Egmont’s series of audiobooks, honoring the legacy of Tove Jansson, the beloved Finnish author, artist, and creator of the Moomins. Of particular spotlight is "The Summer Book," an intimate tale set on a remote Finnish island, narrated by Julie Walters, the BAFTA-winning actress known for her roles in the Harry Potter series and "Educating Rita." “As news spread that The Summer Book undergoes adaptation into a film starring Glenn Close, an intense scramble for the English audiobook rights ensued. It fills us with great pride at Saga Egmont to be chosen as Jansson’s audiobook publisher. Our privilege extends beyond the beloved Moomin series, as we’re now also publishing in audio Jansson’s books crafted for the adult audience.” says Publishing Director of Saga Egmont’s English Language Markets, Annette Ekstrand. Our line-up for the project doesn’t end there: Emma D’Arcy, Sophie Winkleman, Sara Kestelman, Indira Varma, Louise Brealey, and Sandi Toksvig join our stellar cast to bring Jansson’s tales to life. "The Summer Book" is launching today, May 2nd. Listen to it on your preferred audiobook platform. #SagaEgmont #ToveJansson #Audiobooks #JulieWalters

🎉Exciting News Alert!🎉 We are absolutely thrilled to announce a new result of our partnership with our friends over at Cappelen Damm! 🤝 Together, we are breaking borders, bringing the sensational crime stories of the renowned Norwegian author Karin Fossum to new readers in Sweden, Germany, and Denmark. 🇸🇪 🇩🇪 🇩🇰 Readers can look forward to delving into the world of investigator Eddie Feber in Fossum's exciting three-part crime series, soon to be available in e-books, print books, audiobooks, and print-on-demand in these three markets. 📚🎧 This collaboration, part of our 'Egmont Books' concept, is a testament to the power of international cooperation in the publishing world; we aim to support both authors and readers worldwide - this time by integrating Fossum’s captivating narratives into new markets and formats. 🌍 We want to personally extend our gratitude to our Rights Manager, Adam Conti, for brokering this fantastic deal, and our heartfelt congratulations to the wonderful Karin Fossum, our Norwegian queen of crime. 👑 Her unique storytelling ability transports readers deep into her Norwegian communities, crafting nuanced characters and thrilling mysteries. Stay tuned for more updates on the collaboration between Saga and Cappelen Damm - and the new releases it brings! We can't wait to bring more incredible stories like Karin Fossum's into the hands and hearts of readers. ❤️ #SagaEgmontxCappelenDamm #EgmontBooks #KarinFossum #InternationalPublishing

We are delighted to spotlight the growing international recognition of esteemed Danish crime author, Steffen Jacobsen. His riveting series – Lene Jensen and Michael Sander – is set to reach new readers as Saga Egmont partners with Cappelen Damm for its first Norwegian editions this year. This marks another milestone in Jacobsen’s growing international presence and showcases how the newly formed Egmont Books division help today’s authors to reach a global audience. “Our mission at Saga Egmont remains clear – making great stories accessible everywhere and to everyone,” says Lasse Korsemann Horne, Managing Director at Saga Egmont. “The international acclaim for Steffen Jacobson’s works clearly evidences how successful this approach can be.” 

Saga Egmont & Cappelen Damm Agency join forces introducing Lars Saabye Christensen’s masterpieces to Icelandic readers. This partnership shows how Egmont Books, due to its different companies, focus, and specialization, can help today’s authors reach a global audience. “It almost feels like coming home again”, says Lars Saabye Christensen regarding the opportunity to connect to his Icelandic audience. From Cappelen Damm Agency, the manager, Ingvild Haugland Blatt, says that she is thrilled to see the authorship of this important contemporary Norwegian author once again available in Iceland. 

We are thrilled to announce a new partnership with the internationally best-selling British author, Ken Follett. The agreement grants Saga Egmont digital rights to several of Ken Follett’s critically acclaimed backlist titles, which to date have been unavailable to digital readers in Sweden and Iceland – one of the world’s most passionate reading populations.  “I am delighted to be partnering with Saga Egmont to bring my backlist titles to digital readers in Sweden and Iceland. Saga Egmont’s commitment to accessibility, through both e-books and audiobooks, aligns perfectly with my aim to make literature available to everyone. Together, we hope to create an immersive experience for readers and listeners alike, transcending boundaries and captivating the hearts of an even wider audience.” says author, Ken Follett.

Celebrating our success story. 🙌 In 2023, the Copenhagen-based publisher Lindhardt og Ringhof generated a revenue of EUR 94 million and achieved an operating profit (EBIT) of EUR 7 million. This was a new record for the publishing house. Of the 32 million books sold by Lindhardt og Ringhof in 2023, audiobooks and e-books accounted for a significant part through the digital publishing branch Saga. The readership has never been bigger, and out of Saga's 130,000 digital releases in 30 languages, a number of highly successful Danish crime authors such as Steffen Jacobsen, Inger Gammelgaard Madsen, and Michael Katz Krefeld are now available to readers in many countries. "We expect to continue the progress further in 2024, where we have strong authorships and titles in the pipeline," says Lasse Korsemann Horne, Managing Director of Saga.