近几年,马来西亚和新加坡逐渐成为过往旅客和休假者经常光顾的地方。这里的海滩虽然挤满了来自英国的度假者,但这里的书店却不为英国出版商所青睐。有的是因为公司总部将这个地区的业务交给了在美国的分公司负责,也有一些英国的出版公司是主动从这个地方撤出,最明显的例子就是去年牛津大学出版社决定关闭在新加坡的办公室。 In recent years, Malaysia and Singapore have gradually become frequented by travelers and vacationers. Although the beach here is packed with holidaymakers from the UK, bookshops here are not favored by British publishers. Some are responsible for the company’s head office assigning operations in the area to its U.S. offices. Some UK publishing companies are actively withdrawing from this place. The most obvious example is the decision last year by Oxford University Press to close the office in Singapore.