America Reads Spanish

Since 1985, ABC has been making independent booksellers stronger through its programs, communication tools and strategic alliances. ABC connects booksellers, publishers and other book professionals all over the country, and provide a virtual space for ideas and community.

Founded on October 6, 1876 during the Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia, the American Library Association was created to provide leadership for the development, promotion, and improvement of library and information services and the profession of librarianship in order to enhance learning and ensure access to information for all.

In the midst of difficult times in the nation and in the world, the American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese was founded 29 December 1917 in New York City as the American Association of Teachers of Spanish.

The American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) is the only national organization dedicated to the improvement and expansion of the teaching and learning of all languages at all levels of instruction.

Applause Learning Resources is the foreign language teacher and student/learners source for a wide variety of foreign language teaching & supplemental materials. Applause Learning Resources carries a complete line of Italian, Spanish, French, German, and Latin foreign language products.

ARCE was created at the initiative of the publishers of cultural magazines with the aim of pooling and sharing the tools and resources necessary for the promotion of this kind of project, as well as developing common strategies and actions to support the interests of the publishers and readers of cultural magazines.

Baker & Taylor is a leading distributor of books, videos, and music products to libraries, institutions and retailers. Baker & Taylor is also committed to being an industry leader in digital media delivery. Through best-of-breed technologies, Baker & Taylor offers its publishers and customers bundled physical and digital media distribution services.

Barahona Center at California State University San Marcos promotes literacy in English and Spanish. The Center endeavors to inform current and future educational decision-makers about books centered around Latino people and culture and about books in Spanish and their value in education of English-speaking and Spanish-speaking children and adolescents.

Barnes & Noble.com leverages the power of the Barnes & Noble brand to offer online customers the Web's premier destination for books, eBooks, magazines, toys & games, music, DVD and Blu-ray, video games, and related products and services. Taking advantage of vast warehouses across the United States, they stock over 1 million titles for immediate delivery -- that's more titles than any other online bookseller.

An interesting quarterly magazine put out by a group of small Madrid-based publishers to announce the release of their latest literary titles also is an attempt to combat the dominance of the industry’s biggest players.

Bloc is a new international bilingual (Spanish-English) twice a year art and children's literature magazine that has just launched its first issue. The paper magazine is by subscription but they have a web page where you can anticipate the contents of their next issue and read about past articles.

BookExpo America (BEA) combines the largest selection of English language titles on the planet with special industry and author events and unparalleled educational content to create a dynamic environment for networking, sourcing and relationship building.

Casa de America is a joint venture created in 1990 between The Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs (throughout the Agency for International Cooperation and Latin America), the Madrid Regional Government and the City of Madrid.

CELESA (Spanish Books Export Center) is a company owned by 150 Spaniard Publishing Houses. Its goals are the promotion and export of Spanish books in the international market. CELESA can provide any book in Spanish from any publishing house in Spain.

This is the Culture Department of the Spanish Government, where you can find different events related to books.

Ediciona is a web site for professionals of the Publishing sector in all its endeavors, creation, production, distribution, promotion, sales and press.

Since 1976 EDIGOL has published maps and didactic materials for teachers and schools.

Spain´ literary blog. Interviews with authors, audio and video and very interesting literary news. Among the bloggers are writers like Felix de Azua, Jorge Volpi,Vicente Verdú, Sergio Ramirez, Clara Sanchez and many more.

El País Literario is a Spanish company with an Internet presence that offers a broad range of services, including a literary agency oriented toward and promoting culture, a music agency and literary coaching with personal trainers and professionals specializing in intellectual and emotional development.

Escuela de escritores is an extremely interesting Web site where one can sign up for virtual writing workshops and Internet-based and on-site courses, take part in literary contests, vote for words en route to extinction and stay current on what is happening in the literary world.