Accent Press has sold North American print rights for sci-fi and fantasy series The Chronicles of St Mary’s by Jodi Taylor to Skyhorse Publishing Inc. for a "substantial sum". Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-12-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
UK and Commonwealth rights for the Charlie Hebdo editor’s posthumous manifesto, Open Letter: On Blasphemy, Islamophobia and the True Enemies of Free Expression, have yet to be sold, it has been confirmed. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-11-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
The first commandment of selling book rights to French publishers: know their list! Nine others follow, courtesy of Anne Michel of Albin Michel. The post The 10 Commandments of Selling Rights to French Publishers appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2015-11-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
HarperCollins Children’s Books has sold the US rights for Ross Welford’s Time Travelling with a Hamster to Penguin Random House US for a six-figure dollar sum. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-10-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
Naxos AudioBooks has acquired an exclusive license to the unabridged audiobook rights for The Periodic Table by renowned writer and Holocaust survivor, Primo Levi. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-10-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
Ahead of the 2015 Rights Directors Meeting at the Frankfurt Book Fair, French rights directors talk about how global publishers can sell rights into France. The post Selling Rights Into France: Oui, It’s Easier Than You Think! appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2015-10-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
At the Rio Book Fair, agent Liana Suppressa finds the Brazilian rights market has cooled, but there are still opportunities to sell YA, children's books and bestsellers. The post Brazil’s Book Rights Market Has Cooled, But Opportunities Persist appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2015-10-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
Kudos has acquired television rights to "break-out" thriller Viral by Helen FitzGerald, after a "hotly" contested auction. The book is about mothers, daughters and a viral sex tape, and tells the story of one mother’s quest for truth and vengeance following the online shaming of her... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-10-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
UK rights for Ted Dawe’s divisive award-winning YA novel, Into the River, are still available, Penguin Random House NZ has confirmed, after US and Canadian rights were sold to independent American publisher Polis Books. Polis Books also acquired the rights to Dawe’s earlier novel Thunder Road... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-10-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
Biggest overhaul of law for years will see statutory rights traditionally covering cars and white goods extended to apps and music downloadsMillions of UK consumers who download music or buy ebooks can now claim a replacement if the digital content they have bought is faulty.In an overhaul of... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2015-10-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
Penguin Books is to reissue H G Wells’ The Rights of Man, with a new introduction by Ali Smith. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-09-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
In her column, Wrongs of Rights, literary agent Clare Alexander says she believes no rights department in publishing has "the necessary skills any more" to sell rights. Aside from my team, who work incredibly hard to help acquire and then sell our authors to as many territories as possible, I... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-09-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
Little, Brown has signed a book by Ensaf Haidar, the wife of imprisoned Saudi Arabian blogger Raif Badawi. Richard Beswick won world English language rights, excluding America, in an auction to Raif Badawi, The Voice of Freedom: My Husband, Our Story from Barbara Zitwer at the Barbara J Zitwer... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-09-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
Rights traffic, as expected in a small book market like Malaysia, typically flows one way, with English-to-Malay translations mostly found in the education and reference segments. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-09-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
Exclusive: Two Barcelona literary agents launch The Spanish Bookstage, a new online rights and licensing platform for Spanish-language book titles. The post The Spanish Bookstage: A New Platform for Spanish Rights appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2015-09-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
Iles, as part of a panel at the AJC Decatur Book Festival, talked about the contribution that authors and journalists have to make in reviving unsolved cases of murdered black men. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2015-09-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Guadalajara Book Fair's Rights Center, which offers 125 tables, is sold out, further proof of Mexico's growth as a center for Spanish rights activity. The post As Mexico Rises, Rights Center at Guadalajara Book Fair Gets Boost appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2015-09-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Rights Directors Meeting at the Frankfurt Book Fair will focus on France and the developing markets in Southeast Asia where more than 620 million people live. The post France, Southeast Asia In Spotlight at Frankfurt Rights Directors Meeting appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2015-09-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
Naxos Audiobooks has acquired audiobook rights to five Larkin novels by H E Bates, including The Darling Buds of May. The company acquired an exclusive licence to the unabridged audiobook rights to the novels in a deal with Peters, Fraser and Dunlop in association with Pollinger Limited,... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-09-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
With the crash of Brazil's real against the dollar, US rights deals at this year's Rio International Book Fair may not be as lavish, but they are still key. The post Rights Deals Are Key to Rio International Book Fair for Americans appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2015-09-01 00:00:00 UTC ]