Bókaútgáfa Menningarsjóðs
Bókaútgáfa Menningarsjóðs (Cultural Publishing) was a major Icelandic publishing company, based in Reykjavík Reykjavík ( ; ) is the capital and largest city of Iceland. It is located in southwestern Iceland, on the southern shore of Faxaflói bay. Its latitude is 64°08' N, making it the world's northernmost capital of a sovereign state. With a pop .... Founded before 1953, its editor in 1963 was Arni Böðvarsson. References Publishing companies of Iceland Mass media in Reykjavík {{Iceland-company-stub ...
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Reykjavík
Reykjavík ( ; ) is the capital and largest city of Iceland. It is located in southwestern Iceland, on the southern shore of Faxaflói bay. Its latitude is 64°08' N, making it the world's northernmost capital of a sovereign state. With a population of around 131,136 (and 233,034 in the Capital Region), it is the centre of Iceland's cultural, economic, and governmental activity, and is a popular tourist destination. Reykjavík is believed to be the location of the first permanent settlement in Iceland, which, according to Landnámabók, was established by Ingólfr Arnarson in 874 CE. Until the 18th century, there was no urban development in the city location. The city was officially founded in 1786 as a trading town and grew steadily over the following decades, as it transformed into a regional and later national centre of commerce, population, and governmental activities. It is among the cleanest, greenest, and safest cities in the world. History According to legend ...
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Arni Böðvarsson
Arni may refer to: Municipalities * Arni, Tiruvannamalai, a town in Tamil Nadu, India * Arni, Maharashtra, in Yavatmal district, Maharashtra State, India * Arni, Karditsa, a municipality in the Karditsa regional unit, Greece * Arni, Aargau, a municipality of the canton of Aargau in Switzerland * Arni, Bern, a municipality of the canton of Bern in Switzerland Other uses * Árni, Icelandic given name * a nickname for Arnold * Arni, ''Clerodendrum phlomidis'', a traditional Indian medicinal herb * Arni or arnee, the wild water buffalo, ''Bubalus arnee'' * Lake Arni or Arnisee * ARNi, angiotensin receptor-neprilysin inhibitor: Valsartan/sacubitril See also * Arani (other) * Arny (other) Arny may refer to: Given name * Arny Freeman (1908–1986), American actor * Arny Freytag (born 1950), American photographer * Arny Karl (1940–2000), American artist * Árný Margrét (born 2001), Icelandic musician * Arny Ross (born 1991), Fi ...

Publishing Companies Of Iceland
Publishing is the activity of making information, literature, music, software and other content available to the public for sale or for free. Traditionally, the term refers to the creation and distribution of printed works, such as books, newspapers, and magazines. With the advent of digital information systems, the scope has expanded to include electronic publishing such as ebooks, academic journals, micropublishing, websites, blogs, video game publishing, and the like. Publishing may produce private, club, commons or public goods and may be conducted as a commercial, public, social or community activity. The commercial publishing industry ranges from large multinational conglomerates such as Bertelsmann, RELX, Pearson and Thomson Reuters to thousands of small independents. It has various divisions such as trade/retail publishing of fiction and non-fiction, educational publishing (k-12) and academic and scientific publishing. Publishing is also undertaken by governments, c ...
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