Publishing Perspectives

In June, Bastei Lübbe began offering Apocalypsis, a bestselling German serialized digital-first novel, in English in the US and UK. Here's how they did it.
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Translating and selling a book directly abroad is an alternative to selling the rights outright — and it's not new. What's best depends on you and the book.
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This month's starred reviews from BlueInk Reviews includes fiction about dueling neurosurgeons, a hot romance in the Caribbean, and a look at the power of gratitude.
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Vaddey Ratner's novel of her childhood under the Khmer Rouge, In the Shadow of the Banyan, is a moving personal journey of reconciliation readers can share.
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The Doctor Who books helped author Steve Cole learned to read, then he became series editor and wrote one himself. He reflects on a lifetime of time travel.
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At Berrett-Koehler Publishers foreign rights sales account for 10% of revenue, much of it from backlist, and are rewarding both financially and culturally.
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