Perfect Bound Technologies has bought rights and licensing marketplace PubMatch. Publishers using Perfect Bound will now be able to access to PubMatch’s network of rights professionals. The acquisition will also aid management of metadata, sales, files, contracts and royalty accounting. The companies expect the integration of PubMatch to be finished by Q4 of 2024. Chris Yeung, president and cto of Perfect Bound, said, “By integrating PubMatch’s rights management features with our existing platform, we aim to provide publishers with an even more comprehensive solution that covers every aspect of the publishing process, from manuscript to market.”