Agents warn publishers over digital rates

Written By: Philip Jones and Charlotte Williams Publication Date: Fri, 01/04/2011 - 08:50 Literary agent Sonia Land has warned book publishers they will lose control over authors digital backlists unless they improve their royalty offer. Land this week announced her decision to publish 100 of Catherine Cooksons novels as ebooks through her company Peach Publishing, bypassing Cooksons physical publishers Transworld. Other agents warned against the move, one calling it "tantamount to a declaration of war". read more Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2011-04-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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