Publishing Perspectives

The Joys & Sorrows of Translating Chinese As the fascination with Chinese culture in the West grows, the job of the literary translator becomes more complicated, said translator Eric Abrahamsen at the London Book Fair.  Read more »

Will Boom in Chinese Translations Create Unintended Consequences? As growing interest in Chinese books puts pressure on the limited number of translators, will publishers opt to prioritize titles from large, state companies?  Read more »

LBF 2012: Transformative Startups in Publishing Young entrepreneurs from around the world spoke at the London Book Fair about publishing challenges and opportunities in their respective countries.  Read more »

LBF 2012: Nokia Previews Mobile Reading Hub Nokia offered a preview of its soon-to-launch mobile reading platform, Nokia Reading, at the London Book Fair 2012.  Read more »

LBF 2012: E-book Price Collusion or Collision? The London Book Fair is buzzing about alleged e-book price collusion under the agency model agreement with Apple and Amazon.  Read more »