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Will Publishers Blackball Agent-Publishers?

Some agents are now offering to publish their client’s work themselves. Will there be repercussions from publishers?

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Agent-Publisher Ed Victor: Digital Innovator or “Fox in the Henhouse”?

UK agent Ed Victor and his new Bedford Square Books is publishing six titles pre-Frankfurt. Here he explains why his company is not competition for publishers.

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An Argument Against Agent-Publishers

Jason Allen-Ashlock

Literary agent Jason Allen Ashlock asks, if agents act in an author’s best interests when they are also acting as their publisher. He says no.

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Do Agents Publishing E-books Have a Conflict of Interest?

Anything that an agent can do to extend their services, backing their author, is valid, argues agent Ed Victor, who also runs Bedford Square Books.

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Week in Review: Trio of “Big Six” US Pubs Launch Bookish.com; French Sue Google Over Scanned Books

By Edward Nawotka A brief round-up of some of the top global industry trade news… Hachette Book Group, Simon & Schuster and Penguin Group have  … 

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UK Publisher Orion Still Knows How to Party

By Roger Tagholm To the Royal Opera House in London’s Covent Garden – where the British Academy of Film and Television Awards (BAFTA) were held  … 

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