PUBLISHED DECEMBER 2017 by Zsofia Macho, Writer — Watch Joshua Robertson’s video recap of this article! It is not easy to become an internationally recognized self-published author, but it is definitely not impossible. There is a rule every aspiring international writer is told early on: Learn English. Read in English. Write in English. Breathe in …

PUBLISHED OCTOBER 2017 by Victoria Sutherland, Publisher, Foreword Reviews magazine — The worst thing you can imagine about foreign rights will happen if you don’t follow the proper procedures. For instance, you get an inquiry from a foreign publisher. You choose to work on the follow-up yourself and send PDF reading copies via email to the …

PUBLISHED AUGUST 2017 by Victoria Sutherland, Publisher, Foreword Reviews magazine — Watch Joshua Robertson’s video recap of this article! Now that the domestic trade show season is behind us, our thoughts turn to the international marketplace and how to best utilize our presence at book fairs from late summer 2017 to late spring 2018—Beijing, Frankfurt, Shanghai, …

PUBLISHED NOVEMBER 2016 compiled by Lynn Rosen, IBPA Independent reporter — The IBPA office received the following question. We took the opportunity to compile answers from several experts and are happy to share all below! QUESTION: I’ve always wondered how to get a book translated from English into a foreign language and how to distribute …

PUBLISHED MARCH 2016 by Lily Ryan, Head of Marketing, Austin Macauley Publishers As Austin Macauley, an independent publisher of quality literary fiction, nonfiction and e-books, prepares to open a New York office for the first time, we explain some of our reasons for choosing to gain a foothold in the United States, and discuss some …

PUBLISHED JULY 2013 by Kimberly A. Edwards, Freelance Writer — “We live in a multicultural, multifaceted world,” says Dawn Bruno, senior international trade specialist at the New York City U.S. Export Assistance Center. “People have the ability to find you from everywhere around the globe. For this reason, companies that are successful are able to …

I started an independent publishing company called Anaphora Literary Press back in 2009, at the same time as I began my Ph.D. studies, to practice editing my own publication, the Pennsylvania Literary Journal, now available in print, on EBSCO and ProQuest, and in its fourth volume. As the business grew, I began teaching college English full-time …

PUBLISHED MARCH 1998 by Ivan Hoffman, Publishing Attorney — There are potentially enormous changes coming about in the world of foreign publishing. American publishers should make every effort to stay abreast of these changes so that they may position their businesses to take advantage of the opportunity these changes may bring. In a previous article, …