Author Archives: Liz Bury

Connecting Creators With Consumers: How IFRRO Regulates the Global Secondary Rights Market

IFRRO aims to help publishers and authors recoup some €300 million annually from lost revenue due to unlicensed content reproduction.

Mollet Brings Military Discipline, Music Industry Experience to UK’s Publishers Association

By Liz Bury Not many senior folk in the publishing industry can claim to have spent eight years in the British Royal Navy. Richard Mollet, …

Posted in Global Trade Talk | Tagged copyright, Frankfurt Book Fair, piracy, Publishers Association, Richard Mollet, UK | Leave a comment

Are US Publishers Using E-books to Undermine Territorial Rights?

By Liz Bury Frankfurt Book Fair veteran agent Andrew Nurnberg has raised the specter of e-book deals being used to undermine territorial rights in an …

Posted in What's the Buzz | Tagged Andrew Nurnberg, Andrew Wylie, book rights, Carole Blake, ebook rights, literary agencies, literary agents, territorial rights | 4 Comments

Books to Film: No Hard and Fast Rules

By Liz Bury The heyday of huge film deals being made for books may be over, but, there’s still big money on the table for …

Posted in What's the Buzz | Tagged books to film, Diogenes, film adaptations, film rights, Frankfurt Book Fair, Robert Kraitt, Storydrive conference | 1 Comment

Beyond “Blokey” DIY: UK Rights Pro of the Year Graham Cook on Expanding Opportunities

By Liz Bury LONDON: In the eight years that Graham Cook has sold rights for Haynes he’s seen it transform from being “the car manual …

Posted in Growth Markets | Tagged foreign rights, Graham Cook, Haynes publishing, Rights Professional of the Year Award, Thomas the Tank Engine, UK, UK Bookseller Industry Awards | Leave a comment

Changing the World One Magazine at a Time

By Liz Bury LONDON: One of the highlights of the final day of the London Book Fair, which closed yesterday, was the giving of the …

Posted in Digital | Tagged award, entrepreneur, Gavin Weale, Liam Black, Live Futures, London Book Fair, magazine, South Africa, UK, video | 1 Comment

London Digest: Lucy Luck, Literary Agent, Lucy Luck Associates

As part of our continuing coverage of the London Book Fair, we offer a variety of perspectives from the show floor. Interview by Liz Bury …

Posted in Global Trade Talk | Tagged agent, Catherine O’Flynn, London Book Fair, Lucy Luck, UK | Leave a comment

London Digest: Kirsty Dunseath, Publishing Director, Weidenfeld & Nicolson

As part of our continuing coverage of the London Book Fair, we offer a variety of perspectives from the show floor Interview by Liz Bury …

Posted in Global Trade Talk | Tagged Carlos Ruiz Zafon, Kirsty Dunseath, London Book Fair, UK, Weidenfeld & Nicolson | Leave a comment

Digitizing Double Page Explosions: London Looks at Comics as E-books

By Liz Bury LONDON: The Comics & Graphic Novels Pavilion, complete with Comics Café, made its debut at the the London Book Fair this year. …

Posted in Europe | Tagged comics, David Fickling, Emma Hayley, graphic novels, Ian Rankin, iPhone, London Book Fair, manga, mobile, mobile app, SelfMadeHero, UK | 3 Comments

LBF Digest: Erupting Eyjafjallajökull is Unexpected Boon to Some Authors

By Liz Bury The London Book Fair 2010 will no doubt go down in publishing folklore as, like the title of an episode of Friends, …

Posted in Growth Markets | Tagged Ala Hlehel, authors, London Book Fair, Mexico, Richard Ford, South Africa, UK, Victor Teran, volcano | 5 Comments

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