Today's Feature Story:
Veteran
Dutch publisher Eric Visser launches World Editions a new translation house
focused on bringing Dutch and international lit to a global readership.
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Discussion:
Working
in the book business can make one cynical about giving and receiving books as
gifts, but the gift of a hand-translated title was a special surprise.
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Bestsellers:
In
India, 'Runaway Romances,' 'Thriller Takeaways,' and 'Mythological Mysteries'
dominated the book business, forging a wide gulf between genre and lit.
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Subscription:
With
$22 million in new funding, Scribd will boost its ebook subscription business
by acquiring new content, and growing internationally.
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Former leading New Zealand publisher and bookseller, and widely experienced judge of both the Commonwealth Writers Prize and the Montana New Zealand Book Awards, talks about what he is currently reading, what impresses him and what doesn't, along with chat about the international English language book scene, and links to sites of interest to booklovers.
Wednesday, January 07, 2015
World Editions Translates Dutch Lit for English Readers
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