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[close] Op deze groep deel in interviews met veel en verschillende auteurs van Nederlandse en Belgische bodem! Jij kan ook zeker een interview delen! Het interview mag niet ouder zijn dan een jaar! Van jou eigen hand, of over jou gaan( als je de auteur bent)

[close] I started this group on idea that I had as a reader. I was constantly finding books in foreign languages that I am/was unable to read. I thought wouldn't it be great if I could ban together translators, authors and publishers together to possibly make English versions available to non-multilingual people? and also, books from other countries like the UK and Australia not available to those in the USA? I'm looking for translators who are dual-lingual, in their native tongue and in English. French, Italian, German, Dutch, Spanish, all apply here. My idea is to take the original book, translate it, publish it to Smashwords or somewhere similar, see how it gains an audience to an American publisher may pick it up and publish it, possibly give it a better translation. I'm not sure how all this work, legally, but it's worth taking a shot at! If this takes off, I'd like to start a website, to collaborate with reviewers, other bloggers, authors, publishers and freelance translators. We would work on translations, take requests, communicate with authors and publishers and review said books. if we cannot translate, I'd like to at least spread the knowledge of the books in hopes that they'd picked up by a USA publisher.

[close] This group is for Dutch/Flemish readers mainly and offers a broad range of topics. However, the group is also meant for readers outside of the Netherlands and Flanders who enjoy reading literature originally written in Dutch/Flemish, either in its original language or as a translation. In addition to the above, Dutch/Flemish members can of course also discuss (Dutch translations of) foreign books, as well as all other (book-related) topics. Note: No self-promotion, please, as such messages will be deleted. This group was started on 18 June, 2007. Although there are no real age restrictions, the advised minimum age for joining this group is 18.

[close] Ter stimulering van het lezen van de grote literatuur die onze aarde te bieden heeft, beginnen we deze leesgroep! Tweewekelijks proberen we samen te komen om een boek te bespreken!