新加坡的国内市场很小,出版商唯有向外发展。新加坡出版业的向外发展大体上有3个方向。第一,把学习英语的经验和心得,通过编写教材、读物,介绍到英语非母语的国家和地区去。大陆和台湾都是适当的对象。因为同是华人,学英语所遇到的困难,有许多是相同的。如有克服困难的经验,就可以事半功倍。中国的出版社可以和新加坡的出版社合作,编写适合中国环境的英文课本、参考书、儿童书和一般读物,让要 Singapore’s domestic market is small, the publisher only outward development. Singapore’s outward development in general there are three directions. First, to learn English experience and experience, through the preparation of textbooks, books, introduced to English non-native countries and regions to go. Both the mainland and Taiwan are suitable targets. Because they are Chinese, many of the difficulties encountered in learning English are the same. If we can overcome the difficult experience, we can do more with less. Chinese publishers can work with Singaporean publishers to write English textbooks, reference books, children’s books and general reading materials suitable for the Chinese environment.