Agents: 'scrap high discount clauses'

Leading authors' representatives have called for high discount clauses in publishing... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2012-01-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Books To Screen Edition: Literary Agents’ and Rights Directors’ Film Deals

Publishers and literary agents report their books to film deals, and the year ahead already is a standout for film and television adaptations. The post Books To Screen Edition: Literary Agents’ and Rights Directors’ Film Deals appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

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For some authors, inspiration arrives in high definition. Others see nothing at all.

Gillian Flynn, Carmen Maria Machado and other authors discuss their creative process. Continue reading at The Washington Post

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As a black literary agent, I despair at UK publishing's lack of diversity | Natalie Jerome

For decades, I sat in meetings with all-white teams. The industry needs an independent body to advise on equalityI’m a literary agent and at the height of last year’s Black Lives Matter protests I was sent a list, with accompanying photographs, of the top editors working across the major... Continue reading at The Guardian

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Usborne snaps up Owen's 'high-octane' middle grade debut

Usborne has snapped up YA author David Owen’s first foray into middle-grade fiction, billed as “an irresistibly funny, high-octane” adventure series with eco themes. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-11-21 20:50:48 UTC ]
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Agents should pivot towards film and television, says Nelle Andrew

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[ The Bookseller | 2021-11-19 16:18:52 UTC ]
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Amazon to stop accepting Visa's UK-issued credit cards over high fees

Amazon has announced it will stop accepting UK-issued Visa credit cards over high fees. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Editors and agents laud actors’ impact on audio editions as spectre of AI looms

Figures from across the trade discuss the importance of securing professional voice artists to create a slick listening experience, as automated voice development continues apace. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-11-11 20:41:18 UTC ]
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Cosy crime expands market for dark thrillers with both booming, editors and agents say

Cosy crime has boomed in the last year but there is still space for the psychological thriller, according to agents and editors, who describe a general appetite for crime and escapism that has flourished under lockdown. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Osei promoted to junior agent at The Good Literary Agency

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Amazon offers steep discounts on recent Echo devices

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[ Engadget | 2021-10-31 14:22:12 UTC ]
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A Growing Breed in France: Literary Agents Find New Traction

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[ Publishing Perspectives | 2021-10-15 11:06:45 UTC ]
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Going solo: Four literary agents on setting up their new firms

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Maidment steps up to agent at Madeleine Milburn

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For American Agents, It’s Another Year of Managing the Frankfurt Book Fair from Home

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How notoriously private poet Mary Oliver once saved a depressed high school student’s life.

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[ Literrary Hub | 2021-09-10 15:24:16 UTC ]
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Growing Up in Ireland report reveals impact of library funding’s 2008 scrapping

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[ The Bookseller | 2021-09-10 10:30:52 UTC ]
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High court rules Australian media companies can be liable for defamatory comments posted on Facebook pages

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