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.
Random House and Wylie Negotiate New Royalty Rate on Digital Books
By Hannah Johnson There is a new royalty rate in town. Random House and The Wylie Agency have resolved their conflict over e-book rights, and out of this resolution has come a new royalty rate — but it isn’t just a rate, it’s a rate scale. Publishers Weekly uncovered a source at Random House who revealed that RH will implement …
Videos Going Viral, Translate Google Docs, Wylie Interviewed by FT
By Hannah Johnson It’s Friday! Sit back in your office chair and relax with PP’s latest Tech Digest, a roundup of interesting links on technology, mobile, digital developments, social media, and more. Making Your Viral Videos Actually Go Viral The eMarketer blog posted an interesting case study earlier this month about Colgate’s new marketing campaign for a miniature disposable toothbrush: …
Wylie’s Odyssey Editions Explained by Chad Post
By Hannah Johnson Over at the Three Percent blog, Chad Post of Open Letter Books (and next week’s guest editor on Publishing Perspectives) wrote a great in-depth article on Wylie’s Odyssey Editions. He looks at the holes (or lack thereof, depending on whose side you’re on) that exist in publishing contracts of the past which encouraged Wylie to begin publishing …