“India Will Become a Dumping Ground for American Literature”

Literary agent David Godwin predicts that small publishers in India will soon be forced aside by monolithic publishing houses run overseas. Continue reading at 'Publishing Perspectives'

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2014-01-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ The Guardian | 2014-01-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Folio Magazine | 2014-01-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ The Bookseller | 2014-01-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-12-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-12-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ The Guardian | 2013-12-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2013-12-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ The Bookseller | 2013-11-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-11-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-11-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-11-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Editor & Publisher | 2013-10-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-10-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ The Bookseller | 2013-10-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2013-10-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Los Angeles Times | 2013-10-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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