12. 10. 2021
Because of the pandemic, the Albatross spent over a year locked up in his aviary. Not till September was he at last able to spread his wings and set out on a tour of Europe. While Pavla from the Foreign Sales department attended the book fair in Warsaw as part of the official Czech exhibition,…
09. 08. 2021
Some of our books were introduced to the US public in the Fall 2021 KidLit Showcase. Join Ellen Myrick and Rocco Staino and get to know some of our non-fiction books for children better! For our books watch the video from the time 7:58. https://youtu.be/n_LWeN_bgbY?t=479
03. 06. 2021
It´s time for celebration! The book CITY FOR EVERYONE won the Bologna Ragazzi Award 2021 in the category NEW HORIZONS. This book takes a look on the topic of urbanism from many sights. Because every city has many highlights and nice places, but also can deal with many problems and dark sites. Because the city…
17. 05. 2021
https://youtu.be/lOlC3JeBZtA Vojtěch Kubašta (1914-1992) became a star of the highest magnitude when he combined his artistic and architectural talents in the creation of spatial book. Not only did he draw them all, but he was also the author of the solution to the three-dimensional parts. He was actually the Czech top export artist in the previous century. Also the world famous Walt…
07. 05. 2021
An online business news magazine Publishing Perspectives has interviewed our colleague and export manager Tomáš Jodas. Because when a publisher from a small country, as the Czech Republic is, launches its direct sales in Spain and United States, it is definitely a big deal! What is the story behind that? How to prepare a book…
01. 04. 2021
Full of fabulously educational non-fiction books Can you feel it? Can you smell it? That is spring in the air! And smell of paper of new books, which can fill up bookshelves in children´s rooms also in your country! Once again.. breath in, breath out. It is spring catalogue time!Books for the smallest ones who…
02. 02. 2021
The Paperjapes Story, a unique turn-around pop-up book, engaged the jury of IDA – International Design Award, when it gets IDA Honorable Mention 2020. Congratulations!
08. 10. 2020
We celebrate because our book Atlas of Extinct Animals („Atlas vyhubených živočichů” in Czech) by Radek Malý, Jiří Grbavčic and Pavel Dvorský is a White Raven 2020, i.e. it has been selected for the annual catalogue of book recommendations in the field of international children’s and youth literature. This year’s White Ravens catalogue contains 200…
25. 03. 2020
Dear friends and book lovers, we are very sad that we can´t meet you this spring at any of the beautiful book fairs!A hug with you, your smile, a small talk with you, your direct feedback during a meeting.. that is the most!Despite these hard times, we are ready to show you what beautiful books we have prepared…
26. 02. 2020
They shine from the past… and their light is not diminishing. The gems of antiquity are proof of human endeavours to cope with the wonders of nature. People have always wanted more: to improve existing process and methods and find new opportunities. They want to create something new, something that evokes a feeling of amazement…
24. 09. 2019
They’re all around us. We use them daily, pass them by, and it never occurs to us to stop and think about where they came from. What, you ask? The most ordinary things in the world, of course! Shoes, umbrellas, toothbrushes, toothpicks, socks, dolls, and so on and so forth. How did they come to…
18. 09. 2019
Nature is teeming with incredible colours. But have you ever wondered how the colours green, yellow, pink or blue might taste or smell? What could they sound like? Or what would they feel like if you touched them? Nature´s colours are so wonderful and diverse they inspired people to use the names of plants, animals…
10. 04. 2019
Thanks everyone! We just love this fair. Enjoy our throwback video. https://youtu.be/cMLAFyQmwo8
18. 10. 2018
Our thanks to Frankfurt for another great book festival. We trust that you, too, relished the inimitable atmosphere generated by all the beautiful books, readings, signings, inspiration, Currywurst, beer, sunshine and encounters. We like to think we did our bit to help it along. We hope that you enjoyed your time on our stand, whether…
05. 04. 2018
Every spring brings the Bologna Children’s Book Fair. And many new things besides. It’s a time of new beginnings, resolutions and days filled with positivity. Which is just how this year’s BCBF was for us. What new things did we try? After a long time in the same hall, we moved our stand to a…
07. 03. 2018
[video width="640" height="352" mp4="http://www.albatrosmedia.eu/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/VID-20180204-WA0003.mp4"][/video] Once again, Albatros Media decided to try something new. We went to two fairs we had never attended before. In November 2017, we flew to faraway Mexico to take part in the book fair in Guadalajara, where we exhibited on the stand of Czech Centre Madrid. The Mexican climate warmed the…
19. 10. 2017
Over 160 business meetings, 40 new titles on the Albatros Media list, 350 excellent marzipan cookies. A rock concert given by our manager Tomáš, acquisition of new business contacts, get-togethers with old friends in the book industry. Flammkuchen, delicious Franziskaner Weissbier, perfect German organization. For us, this year’s Frankfurt Book Fair is all this. It…
02. 10. 2017
Check them out in our new catalogues! Albatros Media is happy to present you its new catalogues. We have prepared more than 40 new titles forFrankfurt Book Fair 2017. You can find among them original interactive titles about nature, crafts and world around us made by our well-known imprint B4U Publishing, charmingly illustrated fiction books for children, as well as novels…
15. 09. 2017
One of the biggest events on the book-world calendar – the Frankfurter Buchmesse – is almost upon us! Preparations are in full swing – not only at the Frankfurt exhibition grounds, but in the Albatros Media team, too. What do we have planned? If you arrange a meeting with us, this is what you…
12. 09. 2017
Summer. A time of travel filled with fun and new experiences. In late summer we took just such a trip ourselves. Our destination was the Beijing International Book Fair (BIBF), one of Asia’s most important. On the stand of the Czech Republic, we presented books packed with education, adventure and entertainment, for child and adult readers….
13. 04. 2017
Bologna Children’s Book Fair 2017 is over and we would like to thank you for visiting us at our stand and for sharing your passion for books. Our team really enjoyed the time we spent together. We hope it was a successfull year for you which brought you a lot of inspiration and ideas. We introduced…
28. 03. 2017
Dear all, first days of the spring brought sun and positive vibes as well as our new catalogue. You can find among them diverse children’s books for beginning readers, curious schoolboys and girls and all family. If you are interested in the fiction titles as well, here you can find our catalogue of fiction books…
10. 03. 2017
Special Mention for How to Make a Gallery We are very excited to announce you that the marvelous book How to Make a Gallery from Ondřej Chrobák, Rotislav Koryčánek and Martin Vaněk, illustrated by David Böhm and Jiří Franta, has got a Special Mention in the category Children’s books on art of the 2017 Bologna Ragazzi…
09. 02. 2017
Dear all, Albatros Media and B4U Publishing are happy to invite you to a meeting at Spring Book Fairs in London and Bologna. You will find us here: London: stand no. 5B139 Bologna: stand no. B31 in Hall 29 Our original children’s books covering intriguing new topics accompanied by beautiful illustrations and special effects await you at our stand!…
16. 09. 2016
Dear all, Albatros Media and B4U Publishing are pleased to invite you to their stand no. E117 in Hall 6.1 at Frankfurt Book Fair. You can come and see our books for yourselves from Wednesday 19th till Saturday 22nd October. Once again we have prepared a batch of brand new titles full of original ideas in creative formats and fresh design that have always defined our…
15. 06. 2016
Dear all, great news! We have just launched our brand new, redesigned, stuffed and user-friendly website on the same old address you already know: www.albatrosmedia.eu. You will find there our complete catalogue including all new titles, videos, extracts and all the information you could possibly need. Please forgive us all possible temporary deficiencies of the website as we…
28. 04. 2016
Dear all, This is the first time we are heading for Warsaw Book Fair and we are looking forward to seeing you there too! We would like to invite you to our stand to meet in person and discuss our news. You will find us at stand no. 6/D1 from 19th to 20th May. If you wish to arrange an…
15. 04. 2016
We would like to thank you all for visiting our stand at the Bologna Children’s Book Fair 2016. We hope it was successful for you and that you enjoyed it as much as we did. Albatros Media and B4U introduced a lot of new titles there and now you can find them easily at our website. All the latest series…
29. 03. 2016
Dear all, We have prepared a brand new batch of children’s books for you. This time we have focused on modern educational topics such as nature and ecology but you will find also interesting lifestyle insights from around the world or stunning guides for children on the way to fulfilling their dreams. Please take time to browse through our…
