The Three Percent Problem

ebook (epub)September 6, 2011essays | 326 pgs5.5" x 8.5" 978-1-934824-63-4 "Opinionated, entertaining, insightful, and never a bore, Three Percent has single-handedly transformed the way readers in the United States think and feel about translation, international literature and the future of publishing. Read it and you'll understand why those-in-the-know scoff at the piles of gold embossed big books piled up in bookstores and opt for the more engaging fare by authors with tricky-to-pronounce names and squiggly lines surrounding their vowels." —Ed Nawotka, Publishing Perspectives The Three Percent Problem: Rants and Responses on Publishing, Translation, and the Future of Reading is a collection of occasional essays, a series of meditations on the book industry as it transitions to its electronic future, and a reader on modern publishing. Taken from Open Letter's literary blog, Three Percent, The Three Percent Problem examines the publishing industry from a the perspective of a publisher