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ist die Verwertungskette, die ein Werk durchläuft

English translation: ...is the exploitation chain that a work passes through.

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German term or phrase:	ist die Verwertungskette, die ein Werk durchläuft
English translation:	...is the exploitation chain that a work passes through.

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12:10 Oct 1, 2009

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German term or phrase: ist die Verwertungskette, die ein Werk durchläuft

One of the most significant characteristics of the German book market ...

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...is the distribution chain that a work passes through.

Explanation:
works, such as books, have to pass through may steps in a distribution chain in the marketing process.

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Inge Luus
South Africa
Local time: 17:52

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The recipient of this answer chose "exploitation chain that a work passes through" - evidently Andreas Regner's response is valid re Verwertung. Thanks to everybody!
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Summary of answers provided

4 +3

...is the distribution chain that a work passes through.

Inge Luus

... is the unique exploitation chain for books.

Simone Linke

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14 mins confidence:

...ist die Verwertungskette, die ein Werk durchläuft. ... is the unique exploitation chain for books.

Explanation:
If you prefer a more literal translation, you could also write "is the unique exploitation chain books pass through" or similar.

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Note added at 16 mins (2009-10-01 12:26:32 GMT)
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(P.S.: I added "unique" because it appears that this is what this sentence wants to stress.. depending on the context, you can leave this out as well.)

Simone Linke
Germany
Local time: 16:52
Native speaker of:

German

17 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +3

...ist die Verwertungskette, die ein Werk durchläuft.

...is the distribution chain that a work passes through.

Explanation:
works, such as books, have to pass through may steps in a distribution chain in the marketing process.

Inge Luus
South Africa
Local time: 17:52
Works in field
Native speaker of:

English

Grading comment

The recipient of this answer chose "exploitation chain that a work passes through" - evidently Andreas Regner's response is valid re Verwertung. Thanks to everybody!