In a recent Book Industry Study Group program on rights, speakers discussed the changing landscape for translation, international, backlist rights, and more. The BISG also shared their rights tools and resources, including two papers on publishing rights and a multi-part rights education series on the BISG Youtube. BISG has also launched a four-part FAQ on rights on the Language of Rights, Acquiring Rights, Selling Rights, and Rights Best Practices, available on the BISG website. Literary agent at Sebes and Bisseling in Amsterdam Willem Bisseling described the agency’s new policy of selling English-language rights to Dutch publishers. He said that the […]
