Ernesto Martinez

Ernesto Martinez is Barnes & Noble’s Spanish-language specialist book buyer. Originally from Mexico, he has dedicated his entire professional career to books, either by designing them (graduated from the Universidad Autonoma Metropolitana as Graphic Designer), or as bookseller through the different U.S. companies he has collaborated with in the past. He has participated in several international book fairs such as FIL in Guadalajara, Liber in Spain, and many others in Latin America such as Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Peru and Puerto Rico. In the United States, he has attended and participated in ALA, Book Expo, LéaLA, Reforma, the Texas Librarian Association, and many others. In his spare time, he runs his own blog about books in Spanish. Ernesto is passionate about reading, but he also really enjoys international cuisine and opera music.

Ernesto Martínez es el comprador especializado en libros en español de Barnes & Noble. Oriundo de México, ha dedicado su entera carrera profesional a los libros, ya sea diseñándolos (graduado de la Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana en Diseño Gráfico), o comercializándolos en Estados Unidos a través de varias firmas de prestigio con quienes ha colaborado en el pasado. Ha participado en varias ferias internacionales del libro tal como la FIL de Guadalajara, Liber en España y muchas otras en Latinoamérica en países como Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Perú y Puerto Rico. En Estados Unidos, ha asistido y participado en ALA, Book Expo, LéaLA, Reforma, Texas Librarian Association y muchas otras más. En su tiempo libre, dirige su propio blog sobre libros en español. A Ernesto le apasiona leer, pero también disfruta mucho de la cocina internacional y la música de ópera.