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Last updated 17.07.08
PFD turns to POD to rejuvenate list
Literary agency PFD is launching its first tranche of print-on-demand titles later this month, in association with p.o.d. specialist...
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The world is enough for Trewin
Simon Trewin, literary agent at United Agents, has been appointed by Ian Fleming...
PFD sues United agents for £853,000
PFD is suing its former directors over payments totalling £853,000, former parent...
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Rights - In Depth
Last updated 18.04.08
A right royal battle
The widely mooted, long-prophesied rise of the e-book for the general reader finally seems imminent. Most trade publishers, keen to embrace a potentially lucrative revenue stream, are expanding their digital programmes significantly. Yet...
LBF 2008: fair focus
With both Gordon Brown and his culture minister Margaret Hodge positive about the future of the publishing industry at the London Book Fair, the overall atmosphere at this year’s event was upbeat—although publishers were starting to...
LBF: Assessing the risks
Avoiding the “Londonstani effect” is how some agents and publishers describe it. At the Frankfurt Book Fair in 2005, all the buzz was centred on one book: Gautam Malkani’s Hounslow-set novel, Londonstani. Fourth Estate...
Rights - Blogs
Last updated 14.04.08
Daisy Frost
Snogs, lies and videotape
Does Lady Gush change outfits to match the books she’s pitching? Did Alan ‘The Fox’ Samson really bring a sleeping bag to the fair? This is essential LBF survival guide.
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Alison Flood
Tops and flops at LBF
Looking at past LBF deals makes for interesting reading, as sales (from fantastic to...
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Clare Alexander
Right royal row
British publishers should not try to sew up digital royalty levels before the sales exist....
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