Literary agent
Summary
A literary agent is an agent who represents writers and their written works to publishers, theatrical producers and film producers and assists in the sale and deal negotiation of the same. Literary agents most often represent novelists, screenwriters and major non-fiction writers. They are paid a fixed percentage (ten to twenty percent; fifteen percent is usual) of the proceeds of sales they negotiate on behalf of their clients.Authors often turn to agents for several reasons; quite a few well-known, powerful, and lucrative publishing houses do not accept unagented submissions. A knowledgeable agent knows the market, and can be a source of valuable career advice and guidance; Being a publishable author doesn't automatically make you an expert on modern publishing contracts and practices, especially where television, film, or foreign rights are involved.
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Media Decoder Blog: The Breakfast Meeting: YouTube Turns More TV-Like, and Scrutiny for Netflix Over Facebook Post
YouTube has redesigned, giving even more prominence to its "channels"; The Washington Post is said to consider a paywall for its online content; Netflix gets a notice over a Facebook post by its chief executive; Robert Lescher, literary agent, dies at 83.
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The Breakfast Meeting: YouTube Turns More TV-Like, and Scrutiny for Netflix Over Facebook Post
YouTube has redesigned, giving even more prominence to its "channels"; The Washington Post is said to consider a paywall for its online content; Netflix gets a notice over a Facebook post by its chief executive; Robert Lescher, literary agent, dies at 83.
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E-Books and Self-Publishing Roundup, November 29, 2012
The best stories of the week from across the web on e-books and self-publishing. 1. Simon & Schuster launches self-publishing arm with Author Solutions(paidContent) 2. Universities to pilot e-book program that monitors student reading habits(The Verge) 3. Penguin rolling out new e-book library lending program(VentureBeat) 4. 2012 e-reader comparison guide(GizMag) 5. The victims of the Penguin & Random House merger: Literary agents(Daily.
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Literary Agent Jason Ashlock: Big Book Publishers Not Innovating Fast Enough
When I saw Jason Ashlock take part in a panel on the future of book publishing at the Aspen Summer Words conference a few months ago, I immediately noticed something different about him: He lacked that black cloud of doom floating over his head that many people involved in the book industry tend to cower under these days.
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Ebooks startup Zola hires two publishing vets
Zola Books, a startup social ebook retailer that will let authors and publisher sell titles directly when it launches publicly this fall, has hired Seale Ballenger, formerly at HarperCollins, and Mary Ann Naples, formerly at OpenSky.
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Amazon now lets self-published authors sell print books in Europe
Many self-published authors are still turning to literary agents to sell foreign rights to their books. In a move that could cut some agents out, Amazon now allows those authors to distribute their print books through European Amazon sites for free.
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Amazon now lets U.S. authors sell their self-published print books in Europe
Many self-published authors are still turning to literary agents to sell foreign rights to their books. In a move that could cut some agents out, Amazon now allows those authors to distribute their print books through European Amazon sites for free.
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Update: Jeremy Lin Puts Memoir Plans on Pause Amid ‘Frenzy’
Apparently the atmosphere of “Linsanity” around meteoric New York star Jeremy Lin isn’t conducive to a literary mindset. Earlier this week, I broke the news that Lin was looking for a deal from a book publisher after going from NBA unknown to household name in the space of two weeks.
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Tribune tale inspires book on busker and Bob
The story of a Big Issue selling busker and his friendship with Bob the cat is being published as a book next month after their story was spotted in the Islington Tribune.
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New Questions, Concerns About Kindle's Lending Library—What About Authors?
A day after Amazon’s announcement that it will begin lending e-books free to Kindle-owning Prime members, and following the discovery last night that some publishers are being included in the program without their consent, publishers, agents and authors are beginning to wrap their minds around the new model. Here are some of the issues the different parties are concerned about.
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