Hello,

A few days ago, I saw some O'Reilly books translated into Spanish in Anaya Multimedia's catalog. I knew about Spanish tranlations of O'Reilly books through McGraw-Hill, so I was very surprised to see those books at Anaya, too. Since I think O'Reilly books are some of the best books on the market (if not simply the best) and that they are very well structured, clearly written, and have a lot of useful information (not to mention the cool covers), I'm really very interested in the availability of O'Reilly titles in the Spanish language. Is O'Really in negotiations with Anaya or any other Spanish-language publishers to deal with the Spanish market? Is there any kind of agreement?

Best Regards,
Pep

Hello Pep,

I am the international rights and licensing manager for O'Reilly. First, thanks for your interest and kind words about our books. It is always nice to hear such things from customers.

Regarding Spanish language editions of our books, we are working with Anaya on a "rights" sale basis, as we have in the past with McGraw-Hill. What this means is that they purchase the rights on a title-by-title basis. Our Sample Translation Rights Agreement may give you a better sense of the contract.

If you are interested in knowing what other O'Reilly books will be forthcoming in Spanish, Anaya's Web site is a good place to check. And feel free to contact them for help in determining local availability and pricing.

Best wishes,
Cindy Wetterlund

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