Rüdiger Wischenbart, born in 1956 in Graz, Austria, is the founder of “Content and Consulting” (since 2003), and a writer specialized in culture, cultural industries, the global book markets, innovation in the book industry, literature, media, and communication.
Most recently, he researched and (co-) authored several reports on global publishing markets, notably the “Global eBook” report, the “Global Publishing Markets”, and the “Global Ranking of the Publishing Industry”, updated annually since 2007 (initiated by Livres Hebdo, France, and co-published by The Bookseller, UK, buchreport, Germany, PublishNews Brazil, and Publishers Weekly, US), which is at the core of a debate of industry leaders at the Frankfurt CEO panel discussion, moderated by Wischenbart with the editors of the partnering trade magazines.
Wischenbart co-authored the “Diversity Reports” 2016 (forthcoming), 2010, 2009 and 2008 mapping translation markets and cultures across Europe.
He serves as director for international affairs to BookExpo America and coordinates its “Global Market Forum”, and as Director for Publishers’ Forum in Berlin.
As a consultant, he regularly works for international platforms and institutions catering to the publishing industry, including, UNESCO and the European Commission.
He holds a PhD in German literature from the University of Graz, is lecturing at the University of Vienna, Austria, since 1987, and served as Director of Communication to the Frankfurt Book Fair (1998 to 2001).