The German Book Office Courts U.S. Editors for Translation Acquisitions
July 09, 2012
The German Book Office is courting U.S. editors in the hopes of enticing them to acquire more German translation titles.
"While U.S. publishing houses sell a great deal of books to foreign countries, making many American books international bestsellers, the U.S. buys in very few. In fact, the percentage of published translations is extremely low, around just three percent. The German Book Office in New York City, in association with the German foreign offices and the Frankfurt Book Fair, is trying to change that, and last month brought seven children’s book editors to Germany for six days to view the German publishing landscape."