In this introductory article on a broader chapter on publishers, the author focuses on the role of publishers in the translation process. The publisher has a very central position in the world of translation: they are the functional link between the authors, translators and the public. Thanks to the publishers works get translated from one language to another, that works ‘travel’ from one country to another. The author talks shortly about the situation of translation and the attitude of publishing houses in two different parts of Europe: Great Britain and central Europe.