Patricia Arancibia

Manager of International Content Acquisition, Digital Group, Barnes & Noble.com

Patricia Arancibia is in charge of the acquisition of international digital content and related deals at Barnes & Noble, where she manages the relations with international corporations, publishers, cultural and governmental agencies. Previously, Patricia was the Merchandising Manager in charge of eBooks, Nonfiction printed Books, and Libros en español at Barnes & Noble.com, where she launched both the eBooks Store and the Libros en español online division, for which she was also the Buyer.

Patricia grew up in Buenos Aires, where she earned a degree in Communication Sciences and a Masters in Journalism, and went from reporter to senior editor in newspapers, magazines, TV news, and websites. In New York, Patricia received a masters in Publishing at NYU, and became a book, ecommerce & digital business person. She lives in Brooklyn with her husband, Brendan Borrell, and two formerly stray cats named Moses Katzestein and Carmelita Ibarguren a.k.a. Hormiguita.

Twitter: @queridapatricia
Website: eBooks en español