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Yesterday I Felt Like DiogenesMarch 26, 2009 Except instead of wandering through Athens looking for an honest man, I was looking for an editor and/or rights person who had either bought or sold a book.A number of option books sold before the Fair, and Simon Boughton and Mary Cash are probably going to close deals after the fair. Ginger Clark of Curtis Brown made a two-book deal for a property called Generation Ghost in Germany and Brazil. Emily van Beek of Pippin Properties has two auctions going. Perhaps this seems a bit paltry, but the fact is that not since Sebastian Walker held publishers hostage by forcing auctions at the fair have too many deals actually been done on the floor here. Posted by Craig Virden on March 26, 2009 | Comments (2)
March 26, 2009
In response to: Yesterday I Felt Like Diogenes Barry Hutchison commented: What? You mean you haven't seen anyone offering high six figures for movie rights for my series? Curses! Guess I'll have to bring the Ferrari back to the shop.
April 28, 2009
In response to: Yesterday I Felt Like Diogenes Kristin commented: I work as an agent, and I attended the fair. In general it seems like agents and editors alike are more careful with doing deals right there on the fair now, especially in these financial crisis times. The auctions are often a result of a hype, and I know that several publishers think they pay too much this way. As an agent I like to have the time and opportunity to present a book to as many foreign publishers as possible in order to secure that the title is with the right publisher, and that the author is happy with this choice too. Highest bidder doesn't always mean the right publisher for a book.
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