Riga’s Alīse Nigale on Selling Rights Into Asia: ‘English Is the Bridge’

Ahead of her appearance at London Book Fair, Latvian children's publisher Alīse Nigale says that foreign rights sales have boosted her business. And 'What we discovered was that selling rights is all about the connections.' The post Riga’s Alīse Nigale on Selling Rights Into Asia: ‘English Is the Bridge’ appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at 'Publishing Perspectives'

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Oxford English Dictionary adds the words 'tweet,' 'ebook'

The OED bent the rules slightly by adding 'tweet' in under 10 years – a nod to the word's rapid and widespread rise into everyday usage. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

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Selling Points

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Consumer rights bill 'will boost sale of digital content'

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Is Amazon asking independent bookstores to sell Kindles?

Some independent booksellers say they've received calls from someone claiming to be an Amazon staff member, asking if they'd be interested in selling Kindle e-readers. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

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Denmark's Kofod sells publishing house

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Minumsa Wins Korean Rights to Murakami’s Latest for Record-setting $1.5 Million

The Minumsa Publishing Group wins the rights to Haruki Murakami's latest novel, for what is said to be a record-breaking 150 million yen (about $1.49 million). Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

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Amazon's Kindle Worlds will allow writers to sell fan fiction

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Amazon launches Kindle Worlds publishing platform for fan fiction, will pay royalties to writers and rights holders

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'Exponential' growth for international rights

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China’s Emerging English-language Book Market

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Sage strengthens Asia Pacific presence

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‘Land grab’ for rights in IP tussle

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Rosenbloom's Scribe goes on UK rights spending spree

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