Publishing Perspectives

A Case Study in Selling E-Books Abroad: Bastei Lübbe’s Apocalypsis 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. Read more »

Selling Rights vs. Translating It Yourself, The Debate Continues 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. Read more »

August’s Top BlueInk Reviews of Self Published Books 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. Read more »

A Cambodian Genocide Survivor’s Long Journey into Fiction 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. Read more »

Dr. Who, Then and Now, Seen Through the Eyes of His Editor 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. Read more »

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Why Foreign Rights are a Big Deal for Small Publishers At Berrett-Koehler Publishers foreign rights sales account for 10% of revenue, much of it from backlist, and are rewarding both financially and culturally. Read more »