Bonnier News - cappelen damm

Brage Prize to Three Cappelen Damm Authors

By Bert Menninga on 2011-11-30
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Cappelen Damm authors big winners for this year's Brage Prize in Norway.

Norway's most prestigious book award, the Brage Prize, was given out on Nov. 24 and among the five winners were three authors from Cappelen Damm. Longtime Cappelen Damm author Kolbein Falkeid won an honorary award for his lifetime's work - Falkeid has been with Cappelen since his debut in 1962. In the category of best children's or young adult book of the year, Inga Sætre for her book Fallteknikk; also nominated was Sverre Knudsen for Arons Maskin.

Tintin and More Tintin

By Bert Menninga on 2011-10-26
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While Tintin hits the big screen, book publisher Bonnier Carlsen helps bloggers take him to computer screens throughout Sweden.

Popular comic book figure Tintin first made his appearance in 1929 in Belgium - it's taken 80 years for the intrepid character to make his Hollywood debut. The Adventures of Tintin, which opened on Sunday in Belgium and opens on Oct.

Bonnier Publishes Steve Jobs' Biography in Swedish and Norwegian

By Bert Menninga on 2011-10-17
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Cappelen Damm and Albert Bonniers Förlag publish Walter Isaacson's book about Apple founder.

On Oct. 5, a giant departed the earth – Steve Jobs. Science historian and former TIME editor Walter Isaacson followed Jobs for a number of years and interviewed him 40 times. The result is a biography that will be released on Oct. 24 in the U.S. and some 20 other countries. Among them is Sweden, published by Albert Bonniers Förlag.

"Jobs let nothing slide, including the choice of author for his biography," says publisher Martin Kaunitz.

Garmann's Summer on the iPad

By Bert Menninga on 2011-08-29
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More books for tablets from Cappelen Damm in Norway.

Norway's Cappelen Damm has published the popular children's picture book Garmanns sommer (Garmann's Summer) by prizewinning author-illustrator Stian Hole, in a new digital version for the iPad.

Karsten and Petra for the iPad

By Bert Menninga on 2011-08-16
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Cappelen Damm's hugely popular Karsten and Petra characters now available on the iPad.

Best friends Karsten and Petra may be about the most beloved children's book characters in Norway. From their first meeting, the two face a range of adventures in the book series by Tor Åge Bringsværd and illustrated by Anne Holt, published by Cappelen Damm.

And now the two can be read on an iPad - with the first book, Karsten får ikke sove (Karsten Mustn't Sleep) for free. Inside the app, a library include four other books featuring the pair, each available for NOK 42.

Cappelen Damm Starts Company Blog

By Linnea Pontvik on 2011-05-09
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Some 25 people from Cappelen Damm to blog at forlagsliv.no.

Anette Garpestad and Knut Gørvell

On May 6, Norwegian book publisher Cappelen Damm launched an ambitious digital initiative: the blog site forlagsliv.no. With over 25 people from different parts of Cappelen Damm contributing, the site will also include a news blog.

Murder Mystery at the Museum

By Bert Menninga on 2011-04-13
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Cappelen Damm novelist Hans Olav Lahlum organizes special Easter murder mystery game at the Norwegian Museum of Cultural History.

Norway has its Easter traditions like much of the rest of the world - Easter eggs, candy and a big Easter dinner - but one tradition sets it apart: Norwegian Easter is about solving murder mysteries. For old and young alike, Easter means reading a murder mystery or watching one on TV.

Cappelen Damm Launches App for Boating Test

By Bert Menninga on 2011-04-12
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Using a test-yourself app for mobile phones, boaters can make Norway's obligatory boating test easier. 

Spring is here and boat owners are getting their boats ready for the upcoming season. Since last year, boat captains in Norway born 1980 and later must take the båtførerprøven or boat captain's test – a driver's licence for pleasure craft.

Cappelen Damm Opens Online Bookstore for the E-Reader

By Bert Menninga on 2011-03-11
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Digitalbok.no, the Norwegian e-book retailer owned by Cappelen Damm, is launching a new bookstore for e-books on an e-reader.

Readers in Norway who are ready to make the switch to digital books have just gotten a boost: online e-book retailer Digitalbok.no has launched a digital bookstore for an e-reader. The e-reader Bookeen is available from Digitalbok.no for NOK 1,899, complete with the bookstore loaded and a free copy of Torgrim Eggen's bestselling Trynefaktoren (the snout factor) during the launch period.

Cappelen Damm Agency Breaks Rights Record

By Bert Menninga on 2011-02-07
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The Cappelen Damm Agency sold more foreign rights than ever in 2010.

Cappelen Damm's foreign rights agency Cappelen Damm Agency had a record year in 2010: A total of 355 rights were sold, an increase of 100 over 2009. Growth was particularly strong for children's and youth titles as well as mass market books, but all genres increased. The most popular authors whose books sold the most foreign rights were Roy Jacobsen and his novel Brave Kids (sold to 21 countries) and Erlend Loe with both adult books and his Kurt series for children.