Friday, April 18, 2014

South Korea to Send Books North to Mark World Book Capital


Among several plans to promote literature, South Korea hopes to send children's books to the North as part of Incheon’s turn as UNESCO World Book Capital 2015.

"Up until now second serial rights for stories and articles have been an afterthought, but it is a huge opportunity," says Byliner's Richard Nash.
See you on April 24!
Hear from: Matt Dellinger (Digital Strategist and Archivist, New Yorker, Vogue, Byliner), Jason Ojalvo (SVP Content, Audible), Joe Regal (CEO, Zola Books), Adam Silverman (Digital Business Development, HarperCollins)
See the full program and register here!
More from PP:
At the Observer, writers Tom Lamont and Robert Muchamore sat down to discuss a very important topic: Should celebrities stop writing children’s books?
From the Archives:
Some bestselling novels are too culturally specific to resonate with an international audience. Those that are translated will always be subject to readers’ unpredictable whims.

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