Television rights to Tom Marcus’ memoir Soldier Spy have been sold to Kudos, producers of "Broadchurch", "Spooks" and "Human", who are planning a returnable series. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2016-12-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
New deals for Erin Bowman, Joy McCullough, Atia Abawi, R.L. Stine, Marc Brown, and more. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-12-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
The rights business is about relationships…and digital tools, say rights experts Kris Kliemann and Jane Tappuni. Here are their top ten tips for publishing rights professionals. The post Ten Rights Hacks: Actionable Advice From Two Key Players appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2016-11-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
Prince performing in 2013. Prince’s songwriting rights are being sold to the Universal Music Publishing Group for an undisclosed sum. Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2016-11-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
HarperCollins has snapped up world English rights to M., the "extraordinary" debut from Peng Shepherd. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2016-10-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
The movement to hold Tuesday rights meetings on the Frankfurt Book Fair fairgrounds gains traction as fewer literary agents flock to the ‘Hof’ hotels. The post Tuesday Rights Trade Shifts from Hofs to LitAg appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2016-10-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
Penguin Random House Children’s has pre-empted the world rights to Twelve Nights, the debut children’s book by Andrew Zurcher, director of studies in English at Queen’s College Cambridge. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2016-10-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
A new bursary of £10,000 is to be awarded from the Deborah Rogers Foundation, targeting either a publishing rights professional or a literary agent. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2016-10-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
A posthumous novel by Roberto Bolaño and new works by Guatemala’s Rodrigo Rey Rosa and Mexicans Mario Bellatin and Laia Jufresa are among Frankfurt’s Latin American rights harvest. It’s post-“boom” in Latin America’s literary output, as agent Cristóbel Pera puts it: powerful new voices breaking... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2016-10-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
Positioning copyright issues and related content-management approaches, Frankfurt Book Fair premium partner Copyright Clearance Center has a series of event The post Copyright Clearance Center Partnership Highlights Rights Issues at Frankfurt appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2016-09-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
Television rights to L C Tyler’s comic crime series have been bought by the producers of ITV’s "Midsomer Murders". Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2016-09-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
International publishing rights agent Stephanie Barrouillet of Tel Aviv describes the effects of a short-lived fixed-price law, just repealed by Israel. The post Israel’s Short-Lived Fixed-Price Book Law: A Rights Agent’s Viewpoint appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2016-09-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
UK publishers have seen the “busiest” Beijing International Book Fair (BIBF) “in years”, some have said, with rights in fierce demand from Chinese publishers. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2016-08-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
Pan Macmillan has bought the UK and Commonwealth rights to publish Oprah Winfrey’s first cookbook. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2016-08-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
Sovereign Films has acquired global film rights to "extraordinary" true story Being a Beast by Charles Foster, published just this week by Profile. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2016-08-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
It's no surprise that book publishing giant Penguin Random House has plenty of success selling rights around the world. Here are their most recent highlights from the US and UK. The post What’s Selling: Global Rights Update from Penguin Random House appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2016-07-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
The German book market, a powerhouse of translation, is selling an increasing number of rights abroad—with a lot of growth coming from China—but is more cautious about buying rights. The post Insights into the German Rights and Licensing Market appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2016-06-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Society of Authors has vowed to continue its fight for authors’ rights by continuing its work in Europe to ensure UK authors' voices are heard in wake of the outcome of the EU referendum. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2016-06-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
Declaring that 'the current copyright framework is unfit for the digital age,' the chief of the Europe's research libraries organization speaks out against "neighboring rights,' related rights, for publishers. The post European Research Libraries Say ‘Neighboring Rights’ Oppose Open Science... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2016-06-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
'Things are not going to stop changing,' Ingenta's Randy Petway told Monday's Rights Conference audience. And that means new urgency around effective rights management. The post ‘Starting To Hit the Wall’: A Conference Focuses on Publishing Rights appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2016-06-14 00:00:00 UTC ]