In later years a number of books from foreign publishers have been taken by Egyptian authorities.
As for foreign publishers, they could not publish the book before it came out in Yugoslavia.
This results in most of the young authors getting their works published under foreign publishers.
But along with growth has come increased competition among foreign publishers.
They also licensed books to foreign publishers for millions of additional dollars.
Even before the auction the book sold to several foreign publishers.
By 1933, with Hitler in power and a player on the world stage, foreign publishers were suddenly interested.
Strong American sales have increasingly translated into success with foreign publishers.
The book has since been sold to more than a dozen foreign publishers.
Eventually, they sold these rights to foreign publishers, taking a 20 to 25 percent cut on each sale.