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US Author?s Guild Announces Copyright Infringement Agreement With Hungarian M...
by Porter Anderson
21 Jul 2017 at 12:36pm
'"Galaktika" has agreed to pay each author whose work it infringed for compensation,' according to the Authors Guild's statement.
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Agency Rights Update: Barcelona?s VicLit Agency and Its Latin American Novels
by Andrés Delgado Darnalt
20 Jul 2017 at 11:30pm
Focusing on debut Latin American talent, Victor Hurtado's agency's rights sales are promoting new voices from the Spanish-language markets.
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Distribution Notes: Bookwire Signs Bonnier?s German Publishers; Frankfurt and...
by Porter Anderson
20 Jul 2017 at 11:30pm
Germany-based Bookwire announces a major new client in ebook distribution, and Frankfurt Book Fair partners with a distribution association on a new networking event.
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British Library: Digitizing 200 Years of Early Bengali Books
by Dennis Abrams
20 Jul 2017 at 11:30pm
From The Times of India: 'Not available elsewhere in the world,' two centuries of the British Library's Bengali collection is being made available free.
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Freedom To Publish: Kalem Agency Author Koray Çal??kan Under House Arrest in ...
by Porter Anderson
19 Jul 2017 at 11:50pm
'A constant indefensible attack on freedom and rights in Turkey': Nermin Mollao?lu on the detention of Princeton University Press author Koray Çal??kan.
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Publishing History: Russia Is To Privatize the Soviet-Born ?Detskaya Literatura?
by Eugene Gerden
19 Jul 2017 at 11:45pm
Once awarded the Order of the Red Banner of Labor for 'the communist education of children and youth,' the Soviet-born Detskaya Literatura is being sold.
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Michael Hofmann on Translation: ?An Immense Effort of Affection?
by Dennis Abrams
19 Jul 2017 at 11:35pm
From Asymptote: 'You are the consequence or the aggregate of your agreements,' says Michael Hofmann in an exchange about life as a translator.
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Rights Interest Rising: Indonesian Publishers on International Trade
by Porter Anderson
19 Jul 2017 at 11:30pm
Several institutions are working in Jakarta to cultivate interest in foreign rights sales: the Lontar Foundation, National Book Committee, and Indonesia Rights Fair.
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Rights Update: Viet Thanh Nguyen?s ?The Sympathizer? Sells to 24 Territories
by Porter Anderson
19 Jul 2017 at 11:30pm
Viet Thanh Nguyen's 'The Sympathizer' is an international success and Pulitzer winner, with rights sold around the world. And a sequel is in the works.
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Foreign Rights: Do YouTube Celebrity Books Travel?
by Roger Tagholm
19 Jul 2017 at 11:30pm
Publishers are becoming 'increasingly selective' as some rights directors say offshore interest in YouTube celebrity books may be waning.
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