U.K. Publishing Spotlight: Building Bridges Between the U.K. and U.S. Book Businesses

As English has become the de facto literary lingua franca around the world, American and British publishers seek out the same audiences at home and abroad and often challenge each other for rights. English has also become a global gateway language for translation, and books from U.S. and U.K. publishers are often used as conduits to other languages. For example, a Japanese publisher might use the English translation of a Greek novel as the basis for translation.