Starting this year, the revamped Kuala Lumpur Trade and Copyright Centre has made $138,000 in grants available in $2,500 increments for translations.
Are the US and UK Children’s Publishers Getting Stale?
Global children’s publishers are turning away from the US and UK and toward Asian, French, Italian, Portuguese or Eastern European publishers for fresh content.
Top 12 Articles of 2014 on Publishing in Asia and South Asia
International companies are keeping a close eye on publishing in Asia and South Asia, including the latest rights trends and digital developments there.
SESA: A New Publishing Collective from Southeast and South Asia
Malaysian literary agent Linda Tan Lingard has formed an alliance of a half-dozen publishers to show off what the region’s writers have to offer at the Frankfurt Book Fair.
At ASEAN Ebook Conference, Education Was Top Priority
At the 2nd ASEAN Ebook Conference, held in Kuala Lumpur, publishers discussed ways to catalyze the regional ebook industry, particularly in education.
Book Publishing Market Snapshots: Serbia and Malaysia
The eclectic Serbian book market may be struggling, but more local writers are coming up; while in Malaysia new publishers are pushing romance and poetry.
Readers Find Echoes of Malaysia Flight Mystery in 1933 Novel
The disappearance of Malaysia Flight 370 has prompted a return to James Hilton’s 1933 novel Lost Horizon, the book which gave us the name Shangri-la.
Buku Fixi: On Translating Bestsellers for Malaysia
Young Malaysian publisher Buku Fixi is making waves, recently with translations of novels by Stephen King and Neil Gaiman. We talk to its founder.
Google Play Ebooks Expands to 9 New Asian Countries
Google has expanded Play ebook sales to Taiwan, Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam, and New Zealand.
Call for Stories: Tell Us About Your Southeast Asian Publishing Business
Running a publishing business in Southeast Asia? Got an innovative digital start up? We’re looking for the best publishing stories the region has to offer.