Andrew Wylie has labelled HarperCollins and other conglomerates’ models of acquiring world rights in order to publish writers in all territories “bewildering”, claiming it is not in authors’ best interests. During a keynote speech at yesterday’s (10th October) “Frankfurt Book Fair: The Markets” conference, The Wylie Agency founder rounded on the larger publishing groups, singling out HarperCollins and its Global Publishing Programme as the company that “has pursued [all-territory publishing] the most vigorously”. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2017-10-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
Publishing Perspectives’ 2024 Frankfurt Book Fair magazine is a showcase of global publishing, book market trends, and people to know. By Hannah Johnson s thousands of publishers, agents, authors, and book industry professionals gather together in Frankfurt this week, Publishing Perspectives is... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
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Sure, it may not sound like the spiciest headline, but Sam Bankman-Fried is in a weird place to be starting a Substack. He’s facing up to 115 years in prison if he’s convicted of federal fraud and conspiracy charges. And yet the embattled founder of collapsed crypto exchange FTX – who pleaded... Continue reading at Engadget
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Tonight, the 2022 winner of the Booker Prize, the biggest literary prize in the UK, will be announced in a ceremony hosted by comedian Sophie Duker and featuring a keynote speech by Dua Lipa. So who will win the £50,000, book sales, bragging rights, and chance to have their trophy presented to... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
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As you may have noticed, Barack Obama has a book out today. It’s a memoir, titled A Promised Land, that runs to more than seven-hundred pages and is still only a first volume—covering the period from Obama’s childhood to the raid, in 2011, that killed Osama bin Laden. Originally, Obama planned... Continue reading at Columbia Journalism Review
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Wimbledon BookFest is running a live, physical event in September, featuring a keynote speech from Matthew Syed. Continue reading at The Bookseller
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In our inaugural column on global publishing, we looks at developments in Canada, Germany, and Malaysia. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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HarperCollins UK c.e.o. Charlie Redmayne used his keynote speech at yesterday’s The Markets Conference in Frankurt to robustly defend HC’s global publishing policy, call on publishers to ramp up consumer insight and urge publishers to work better with existing retail channels. Continue reading at The Bookseller
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At Frankfurt's The Markets conference, publishing experts spoke about revenue models in the book business and the need to better understand consumers. The post The Markets Conference 2018: Revenue and Readers appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-10-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Now in its 70th year, the Frankfurt Book Fair began this year with powerful statements from opening press conference speaker Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, as well as deep market insights from experts at The Markets conference. The post Download: Wednesday’s Frankfurt Book Fair 2018 Show Daily... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
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In London, Foyles' flagship store in Charing Cross triumphantly tweets its hardcovers of 'Fire and Fury'–'some book about some guy now in our window'–and Andrew Wylie's offices in New York City fill us in on international sales already in place. The post Rights Focus: Macmillan’s ‘Fire and Fury’... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
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Culture and digital minister Matt Hancock is to give the keynote speech at the 2017 Building Inclusivity in Publishing conference. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-10-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Andrew Wylie has labelled HarperCollins and other conglomerates’ models of acquiring world rights in order to publish writers in all territories “bewildering”, claiming it is not in authors’ best interests. During a keynote speech at yesterday’s (10th October) “Frankfurt Book Fair: The Markets”... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Iconic literary agent Andrew Wylie spoke at the Frankfurt Book Fair's Markets conference about diversity in publishing, and giving readers what they want. The post Frankfurt’s Markets Conference: Andrew Wylie on Reading in a Globalized Society appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2017-10-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The ones to watch for this week at the Frankfurter Buchmesse: Here are eight of the Frankfurt Fellows, a group of up-and-coming talent in global publishing. The post The Faces of Frankfurt’s Future: Meet the Frankfurt Fellows appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
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James Smith has been appointed as the c.e.o. of global publishing and distribution company Images/ACC Publishing Group. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-08-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In his keynote at Frankfurt's The Markets, the arch-agent Andrew Wylie will address the forces of nationalism: 'The publishing world is in opposition.' The post Andrew Wylie and the Internationalist Imperative: ‘A Profound Moral Question’ appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2017-06-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Publishers need to “update their mindsets, ways of thinking and business models" and "treat time like money" in order to survive and thrive, innovation expert Terence Mauri has said in a keynote speech at the IPG spring conference. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-02-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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As his literary agency continues to expand, particularly in Latin America, literary agent Andrew Wylie touts thinking globally and prioritizing quality over money. The post Andrew Wylie’s Global Approach to Agenting appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-12-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'It's important that the book industry stays culturally in touch with the whole of society,' says PRH Ebury's Rebecca Smart. She brings her viewpoints to Frankfurt's The Markets conference. The post Ebury’s Rebecca Smart: A Publishing ‘House Open to All’ appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-10-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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As he contemplates speaking on October 18 at Frankfurt Book Fair's The Markets conference, Spain's Daniel Fernández talks of struggles in cultural shifts, copyright, and piracy. The post Barcelona’s Daniel Fernández: Protecting the Essence of Publishing appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-09-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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