INVITATION/APPLICATION FORM

Study Trip to Germany

5-10 June 2017
Personal Information:
Mr Quang Huy Ta (First Name: Quang Huy Last Name: Ta)
E-mail: chinhanhnxbthanhnien@gmail.com Date of Birth: Novermber 08 - 1983
Mother tongue: Vietnamese
Company Information:
Company: Thanh Nien publishing house website: http://nxbthanhnien.vn/
City: Ho Chi Minh Country: Viet Nam
Size: 50 people Founded in: 1954
Company focus: Life skills for children & YA, train for YA, building good moral values and
reinforcing posistive behaviour, about do’s and don’ts of manner and beheviour for kids.
Your current position and area of responsibility: editor and transaction of copyright.
Foreign languages (please state your proficiency level): Enlish (fluently)
Percentage of translations in your list, and from which languages: 85%, English
Please list a selection of titles you have acquired/edited:
1. 500 Words, Phrases and Idioms for the TOEFL iBT
2. The world of the knowledge – thế giới tri thức (vol 1-10) (bilingual: English –
Vietnamese)
3. Drawing for children (animal, plant, toys, transportation,etc…)
4. 100 tales for children (Vietnamese)
Main challenges in your market currently:
Books in Vietnam market, especially books for kids and teens, are quite rich and various, with
good contents, nice layout and good quality. However, their prices are still quite high because of
small copies (on average, from 2000 to 3000 copies) and quite high copyright costs from foreign
publishers.
There is still much lack of life-skills books, scientific books to develop children’s thinking.
Which German publishing houses or companies would be of specific interest to you and why?
In Vietnam, there are not any books from German publishing house, we just know some popular
foreign publishers are DK, Cambridge, Oxford, Macmillan, Penguin, Routledge, Cengage
Learning v.v…
Please state your reasons for applying for this study trip to Germany:
Looking for publishers in Germany according to children's books and YA’s books to
introduce to Vietnam.
Learn the publishing industry in the world.