Synopsis
The fourth edition of this authoritative handbook is a practical and accessible guide to all aspects of selling rights and co-publications. It has been updated to include recent changes in technology, sales and distribution and legislation.
Booknews
Herself a rights director in a large British educational publishing house, Owen writes primarily for colleagues at other companies, but also for others in the book industry, such as agents and legal professionals. She has made each chapter as self-contained as possible so readers can bone up for a particular situation without having to refer elsewhere. The 1991 and 1994 editions were published by Blueprint; Routledge picked up the 1997 third edition. The fourth accounts for rapid and radical changes the Internet hath wrought. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)