– a publishing city

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On the way to Number 1 – That publishing houses are commercial retailing, of authors, libraries and archives, a potted history of the publishing entities is not a revolutionary statement. museums and theatres, universities and city Berlin 2 But publishers are also private sector academies. More than 300 publishing A present with a future – Berlin as a institutions for culture, learning and houses alone benefit from it by making publishing city, today and tomorrow 3 science, without which our world would use of the unique cultural and knowledge not be what it is, and without whose work infrastructure in our city. A place to deal – disseminating culture and knowledge from supermarkets of our society‘s future development is I am proud that Berlin is in the process to specialist book shops 5 scarcely imaginable. In the same way as of regaining its former pre-eminence as A place to write – authors in Berlin 7 a book itself is both merchandise and a a German publishing metropolis. We are cultural artefact and therefore belongs to doing all we can to support and acceler­ both the sphere of the mind and that of ate this progress, which was originally set commerce, publishing houses are centres in motion by reunification. This brochure, of economic thought and action on the which provides an overview of the past one hand, but also valuable sources for and present situation in the publishing understanding where we come from and city Berlin and the benefits it offers pub­ laboratories for future developments. lishing houses, is part of these endeavours. Cultural SectorCultural

In order to fulfil their role in the interest Harald Wolf, Senator for Economics, Technology of the company and as service providers and Women‘s Issues for society, publishers need appropriate local conditions. Our brochure provides an eloquent demonstration of the fact that in this respect Berlin‘s cup truly run- neth over. Berlin is the capital of book   Cultural Sector Berlin S.Fischerin house publishing the of founder Fischer, Samuel dation FounEgmont the of founder Petersen, HaraldEgmont of society.researchof of capital the As areas all affected and enormous was capital new the by exerted pull The .in publishing for sequences capital,con far-reaching German had the as Berlin of proclamation the and 1871 in empire German the of ment Twoevents, revolutionary establish the Germany.in city publishing important most nues,awaythe and far Leipzigwas publishers,reve­ and published titles of suppliers. number the by Measured specialised of infrastructure unique a on draw could houses publishing The Buchhandels). Deutschen senvereindes (Bör association publishers and dealers book national the of seat the and place took fair book German only the where Germany.in retailing book was of tre It cen the Leipzigwas 1880s the until Up commode“ The Royal Library at the Opernplatz,the in at opened RoyalLibrary The A short history of the publishing city Berlin city publishing the of history short A O

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Production of titles estimates by the Berlin-Brandenburg Measured by the number of first edi­ branch of the book dealers and publi­ tions published in the year, Berlin was shers association. in fourth place amongst German publi­ shing cities in 1991 with 5,500 titles, A diverse publishing environment behind Munich, Frankfurt am Main and Stuttgart. In 2006 Berlin had overtaken The vitality and diversity of the all its competitors and now leads the publishing landscape in Berlin has no league table with 9,005 first editions. equivalent anywhere in Germany. The This means that nearly 14 percent of all largest and best known internationally first editions published in Germany that are the scientific publishers. Springer year came from Berlin. Science+Business Media is not only the largest scientific publishing house in Berlin, but also heads the list of the Berlin is the best largest publishers in Germany. The ven­ In the same year Berlin also achieved erable publisher Walter de Gruyter can first place amongst German publishing look back on a 250 year history in the cities by the number of publishing city and became the largest publisher houses, according to the statistical year- for humanities in continental Europe book of the German book dealers and with the acquisition of K. G. Saur and publishers association (Books and book Max Niemeyer in 2006. in the city since reunification. Publi- retailing in figures). This lists 153 publi­ shing houses such as that belonging to shers based in Berlin and 151 in Munich. From an economic perspective the Klaus Wagenbach (who moved to Berlin According to the „Address book of book publishers of school textbooks come as other publishers were fleeing), but retailing in Berlin and Brandenburg“ second, particularly Cornelsen, the lar- also Eulenspiegel, Rotbuch, Ch. Links, edited by the local branch of the asso- gest company in Germany in the sector. Nicolai, Schwarzkopf & Schwarzkopf, ciation, the city is home to even more Alexander, BeBra and Transit – to name than 300 regularly active publishing The return of the publishing group Ull- but a few – have continued, for decades houses. stein to its original Berlin headquarters in some cases, to enrich the German in 2004 was an outstanding contribu­ book market with new publications tion to the wealth of publishing talent and provoke welcome sensations in the Revenues of publishing houses in in the city and gave Berlin a conside- literary supplements. They are part of a Berlin rable boost as a publishing location. group of medium and small publishing Seven Berlin-based publishers or The establishment of Rowohlt Berlin houses founded in the 1960s or after publishing groups are amongst the top as a subsidiary of the former Berlin- reunification. 100 in Germany. In 2006 they gene- based Rowohlt immediately after the rated revenues of EUR 1.113bn. If the fall of the Wall has also proven to be a The keyword Young Publishers revenues of the other 300 publishing milestone in the city‘s development. The is used for companies established houses in Berlin are included, total Aufbau publishers should also be men- during a spate of start-ups which began annual publishing revenues amount tioned here, which have represented around five years ago and is still con- to more than EUR 1.4bn, according to some of the greatest growth potential tinuing today. They include Berenberg,

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As Germany‘s biggest city, Berlin is natu- cultures, audio books, school books and up rapid contacts between the sales rally the capital of book retailing. And postcards - there is scarcely an area of departments of the publishing houses the same holds true in Berlin as in the interest which has not been adopted by and the decision makers in the book- rest of the country: even in the internet a specialised bookshop. The advantage shops, which in turn form ideal condi­ era, bookshops remain the publishers‘ for publishers is that they have oppor- tions for organising readings by authors most important retail partners and the tunities to present their books here in Berlin bookshops. And if there isn‘t customers‘ preferred place to shop. In which exist nowhere else. The advan- enough room in the bookshop itself, the 2005 mail order bookshops accounted tage for customers is that they can dealers‘ abundant contacts to theatres for 11 per cent of retail sales, by cata- look at, pick up and flick through more and other venues will ensure a suitable logue and internet together, whilst high books here before deciding to buy than setting is found for a major literary street bookshops generated 55 per is possible elsewhere. On top of these event. cent of these sales. (The remaining sales retailers come more than 150 antique to end consumers were split between book dealers who also hold a wide Berlin also leads the field in terms of the other retailers and publishers‘ direct assortment of specialised stock. number and order volume of over 80 sales.) In Berlin some 400 book retailers publishers’ representatives. The shared generate annual revenues of around One and a half to two million titles are offices of the largest group of freelance EUR 1.1bn, equivalent to roughly 5 per available immediately in Berlin, accor- publishing representatives in Germany cent of total book sales in Germany. ding to figures from the Berlin branch are located here. Eight representatives of the book dealers and publishers who know the local market intimately

The Berlin-based author Judith Her- mann at a reading in Kaffee Burger

Berlin has a range of highly specia- association. This diversity is of great have joined forces under the name of lised book dealers, which for the sheer benefit to the editorial staff of publish­ „Publishers representatives in Berlin“ breadth of topics covered can be found ing houses, media professionals and and with the support of permanent nowhere else in Germany. In addition to authors, who have unique opportunities employees provide services to almost general interest and scientific retailers for research in Berlin. Of course Berlin‘s 120 publishing houses. there are a large number of bookshops numerous libraries and archives are for specialised and professional inte- also available for the same purpose (see rests such as cooking and travel, bicy- page 11). cling and transport, comics and fantasy, biography and detective novels, art, An additional advantage for publishers architecture, film and design, children‘s is that almost 10 per cent of all book- and young people’s literature, theatre, shops in Berlin organise programmes of music and media, sailing and homosex­ readings, some larger, some smaller, in uality, esoterica and anthroposophy, which authors from publishing houses Judaism and theology, literature in based here play a key role. 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- - A place to write Authors in Berlin

Berlin is Germany‘s capital of authors, Thomas Brussig, Ulrike Draesner, Tanja as is evidenced by the membership lists Dückers, Julia Franck, Durs Grünbein, of the two main writers associations. Judith Hermann, Wladimir Kaminer, The German branch of the world‘s lar- Emine Sevgi Özdamar, Alexander Osang, gest association P.E.N. (Poets, Essayists, Inka Parei, Ingo Schulze and Christa Wolf Novelists) which runs local groups in enjoy great literary respect in Germany over 140 countries, has 661 members, and abroad. of which 186 live in Berlin. The situation is similar at the association of German The situation is similar for the presti­ writers (Verband Deutscher Schriftstel- gious literature prizes awarded in ler), with a total of 4,000 members, of German-speaking countries. In the last whom more than 500 are based in Ber- five years the Ingeborg-Bachmann-Preis lin. However, due to their relatively small went to Berlin on three occasions. Over sample size the figures from the two the same period two authors from Ber- writers associations only give a vague lin were awarded the Georg-Büchner- impression of Berlin‘s attractiveness Preis. The Bremer Literaturpreis went for authors. Taking the current edition to Berlin-based writers in both of the of the almanac Kürschners Deutscher past two years and at the Open Mike, The writer Alexander Osang at a reading in the Literatur-Kalender and adding all the most important sponsorship award Deutsches Theater the authors of literary and reference for authors up to the age of 35, almost works gives a total of 20,417, of which every second text selected came from according to the publishers 1,873 have Berlin; a sign that the younger literary The migration of young authors to Ber- chosen Berlin as their base. If the aca- scene in particular has now relocated to lin shows no signs of letting up. The fall demics listed in Kürschners Deutscher the city. of the Wall and the city‘s architectural Gelehrten-Kalender are included it can and intellectual expansion have created be inferred that at least 10 per cent of At the same time Berlin is the centre for new horizons and prospects. Berlin is all writers in Germany live in Berlin. literary agents in Germany. Graf & Graf not just a laboratory where East and began specialising in representing Ger- West merge together - the city has been Authors from Berlin do not just have the man writers in 1995 when the firm was set in motion like no other in Europe in weight of numbers on their side; they established in Berlin and there are now search of a new identity. It is this open- are also influential and the defining 120 literary agents throughout Germa- ended process which attracts creative factor for the image of contemporary ny. The most important include Eggers people from all artistic disciplines. In German literature. This is particularly & Landwehr, Graf & Graf, Mohrbooks the field of literature especially, Berlin true of the middle-aged and younger Berlin and The Berlin Agency - all head- has long outgrown its own city limits. Its generation. Such diverse writers as quartered in Berlin. authors are making a defining contribu- tion to aesthetic discourse and contem- porary issues, not only in Germany.

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Every September the literary Berlin celebrates the two week Internatio- nales Literaturfestival Berlin (ilb) with many events (also for children) and authors from all five continents. The Berliner Märchentage (Fairy Tale Days) in autumn provide fairy tales, stories and much more for children and adults. Two weeks after the Frankfurt Book Fair Welt, DAAD, foreign cultural institutes In June the LiteraturOrt Prenzlauer Berg the Berlin-Brandenburg Book Weeks and embassies, numerous literary salons welcomes visitors to its annual literature open at the end of October, with some and podiums in cafés and bars, such as week. The many readings and events on 160 readings taking place in Berlin and the famous Kaffee Burger in Torstraße in and around the Kollwitzplatz now enjoy Brandenburg. Mitte, and of course by the many book- a huge following not only in the neigh- shops which organise readings. bourhood but all over town. One of the In 2007 the Berlin Krimi-Tage (Detective highlights of the literature week is the Novel Days) with around 40 readings award of the Prenzlauer Berg literary are also being organised for the first Literary festivals prize. This is swiftly followed by the Ber- time in collaboration with the Berlin- A total of eight literary events takes liner Book Festival, also in June, which Brandenburg Book Weeks. place every year in Berlin, and each has attracts tens of thousands of visitors to a wide-ranging programme. the , where books were burned by the Nazis on 10 May 1933. The festival year begins on a Saturday It is one of the largest literary events in in May with the Long Book Night in Germany, presenting over 100 book- the Oranienstraße in Kreuzberg, where shops and publishers on a single week- 120 readings are given in more than 40 end and offering more than 40 free locations. readings for children and adults.

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- - - A place for collecting and preserving Libraries and archives in Berlin

Books, books, books In addition to correspondence from the Magistrat (former city council), the With the Staatsbibliothek and its trove borough administration, law courts, of more than 12 million volumes Berlin building and legal administration has one of the largest libraries in the offices other archives have been added world. Many were saved from flames in recent years, including the Helene and bombs in the Second World War, Lange Archive and the Archiv der Deut- but there were also considerable losses, schen Staatsoper. The Landesarchiv also which are being replaced where pos- collects a wide range of audiovisual sible. archive material as well as posters, manuscripts and deeds. There is also a The on Matthäikirchplatz collection on the history of the theatre. houses the Art Library established in 1867. In addition to its history of art Stiftung Stadtmuseum Berlin collects department it accommodates a cos­ historical documents on the history of tume library, a collection of ornamental the city from its foundation in the 13th engravings, collections of drawings, century. Documents from central admi- : The music reading room in the Haus posters and advertising, graphic art, nistrative departments and organisa­ photography and book design. With tions of the Brandenburg-Prussian state over 400,000 volumes it is one of the are kept in the Geheimes Staatsarchiv most important art history libraries in Preußischer Kulturbesitz. The oldest a collection on the history of the public Germany. record is from 1188 and there are also reaction to the Bauhaus. The Deutsches a large number of seals, coats of arms, Musikarchiv collects recordings, scores Freie Universität, Humboldt Universität, portraits and technical drawings. From and books and has a vast array of spe- Technische Universität and Universität 1867 onwards there is also the Parla- cial collections on the subject of music. der Künste all have extensive university mentsarchiv des Deutschen Bundesta- The Bildarchiv Preußischer Kulturbesitz and departmental libraries, with sub- ges. The political archives of the Foreign holds over 12 million images as well as stantial resources available on almost Office hold bilateral and multilateral the artistic estates of many photogra- every subject. treaties from 1811 onwards. phers.

The largest public library in Berlin is The archive of the Berlin Brandenburg Another important archive for the histo- the Zentral- und Landesbibliothek. The Academy of Sciences is 300 years old ry of the city is the Mendelssohn-Archiv, Zentrum für Berlin Studien houses the and considered to be the oldest and where the history of the Mendelssohn, largest collection of literature on Berlin best-endowed scientific archive in the Mendelssohn-Bartholdy and Hensel in Ribbeck House (Breite Straße 32-36), world. It functions as a literary archive families is preserved. The Stiftung Neue the city‘s last remaining building from and took over the Literaturarchiv- Synagoge Berlin - Centrum Judaicum the late Renaissance period. Together gesellschaft in 1944. The Max Planck Archiv - documents the history of the the two libraries have the highest user Gesellschaft also maintains an archive Jewish community in Germany from frequency of any public library in Ger- on its own history. A large collection of the 17th century until 1945. The Zen- many, with up to 10,000 volumes borro- manuscripts and no less than 729 liter- trum für Antisemitismusforschung at wed per day. Berlin also has 19 district ary estates can be found in the Staats- the Technische Universität Berlin also and borough libraries as well as mobile bibliothek. maintains an archive for books and libraries. records on the history of antisemitism Of all the art history archives in Berlin in Germany up to the present day. the most famous is the Bertolt-Brecht- Literary estates, documents and Archiv with some 400,000 documents. autographs The Filmmuseum Berlin - Deutsche Berlin has over 100 archives, which can Kinemathek - contains 12,000 films, be located at www.berliner-archive.de. both silent and modern, 30,000 screen- The most important one for the city is plays, the estate of Marlene Dietrich the Landesarchiv Berlin. It holds and an extensive collection of film tech- an abundance of documents on the nology. Some 500 individual items on history of the city from the Middle Ages teachers and students of the Bauhaus to the present day in 33,000 metres of are preserved in the Bauhaus-Archiv at file space and 1 million photographs. the Museum für Gestaltung, along with 11 12 Cultural Sector Culture,Berlin in out hanging and fashion, activities leisure A valled in almost every artistic discipline. artistic every almost in valled life,Berlin‘scultural of unri is lity which vita authors,the from especially benefit for contact important most and first the houses,publishing in are editors who city.the of atmosphere intellectual The the enriches also but production stic arti involvedimmediatelyin those to inspiration an only not is diversity This Day.Street Christopher and Kulturen der Karneval FilmFestival,tional the Theatertreffen, Interna the include calendar annual the Konzerthaus.the of Popularhighlights in or Orchestra Philharmonic Berlin the by concert a to listen or stage Berlin a on play a see year a spectators million Potsdam.and Berlin 3.5 in Over dens museums,gar the and see to castles come visitors million 15 than more year day.single every events 1,500 Every around lists calendar city‘scultural The off-culture.dynamic a and institutions famous co-existenceof the by terised charac is life cultural Berlin‘svigorous Culturalmetropolis place to liveto place ------Bethanien hospital became famous in famous became hospital Bethanien exhibitions. contemporary former The and artists Berlin-based by work show Galerie, Berlinische and which Kunst Bildende für Mitte, in Gesellschaft Neue Kunstverein Berliner Neue and Institute works,their present Kunst-Werkethe can world the around from artists DAAD-Galerie,the include where organisa cultural well-known Other halls,exhibition Martin-Gropius-Bau.the attractive Berlin‘smost of one in topics cultural and artistic on exhibitions nal calendar.internatiotural on puts also It cul international the in fixture a been Festivallong Jazz has and tertreffen annual FestivalTheaits with Berlin The events.cultural regular institute.organise also embassies Many cultural Italian the and cinema own Français,Institut its the has also which Council, British the of made be should exchange.cultural mention Particular internationalforBerlin, forum a offering in institutes cultural own their run also countries of plays. number a addition In readings,showings,film and concerts exhibitions,in countries conferences, other of Welt, art the showcases which der Kulturen der Haus with begins list limits. city the beyond far renownedThe institutions artistic to home is city The institutions Internationalcultural

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In, beside and on the water Berlin is crisscrossed by 197 kilometres of rivers and canals. The river Dahme Participants in the Karneval der Kulturen flows into the river Spree at Köpenick in Berlin-Kreuzberg and in Spandau the Spree flows into the Havel. The Landwehrkanal runs right through the city from Spreeufer in Kreuzberg to Schloß Charlottenburg. Many more canals connect a network of minor harbours and link them to the main waterways. The lakes in and around Berlin are ideal for water sports Alte Nationalgalerie and Müggelsee, Tegeler See and Wann- see are extremely popular with sailing, canoeing and wind-surfing fans.

Sporting city Berlin is a sporting city - there are more than 2,000 sports facilities, including 37 swimming pools, four combined pools and another 25 outdoor and summer Schloss Sanssouci in Potsdam and its park pools. The Berliner‘s favourite sport is football and the city is home to over Berlin club life 320 football clubs. Berlin-Brandenburg is a particular draw for water sports enthusiasts, with more than 3,000 lakes and 35,000 kilometres of flowing water. Tolerant, cheap and trendy The city is a major centre for water sports, with 112 sailing clubs, 56 rowing Berlin is a cosmopolitan place and has clubs and 57 canoeing clubs and a total room for its inhabitants to realise a of 28,000 members. In recent years golf diverse range of lifestyles. Rents and has become increasingly popular: there house prices for flats and commercial are two golf clubs in Berlin and 14 in space are cheap compared with other Brandenburg. Golfers can also practice major cities. The diversity of life and their swing on seven driving ranges in culture in the city is mirrored by the the city. Various fashionable and fun range of shopping opportunities - there sports are also popular. At any time is everything, from smart to edgy. Berlin Berlin Marathon of year tens of thousands are out and is also known for its more than 300 bars, about in the city‘s parks and gardens clubs and lounges. and over 100 running events take place every year.

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