I don't know. Which is to say, the amount charged is going to differ from book to book depending, as you say, upon how "big" the author is in the country for which foreign rights are being sought. I've heard as little as 3,000 US for, say, German Rights, but have also heard of a whole lot more. My guess? Probably between 2-3K if the books have not sold foreign rights right out of the gate. But in this? I've got very little experience, and word-of-mouth from other writers; I've only sold shorts, and not novels, in the foreign market, because my books are about 2 times longer than they should be :/.
Doesn't sound terribly expensive. Does the author see any of this money? Isn't the rights money a sort of advance for royalties?
There is no such thing as too long a book. =) However Swedish publishers have a tendency to divide thicker books into two or three parts that are published separately. Makes it possible to publish books more often and make a larger profit. Most publishers in Sweden are afraid to publish really thick books, since they usually end up with list prices around $50. Most readers hate it though.
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Re: Foreign Rights
Date: 2004-09-17 03:24 am (UTC)Doesn't sound terribly expensive. Does the author see any of this money? Isn't the rights money a sort of advance for royalties?
There is no such thing as too long a book. =) However Swedish publishers have a tendency to divide thicker books into two or three parts that are published separately. Makes it possible to publish books more often and make a larger profit. Most publishers in Sweden are afraid to publish really thick books, since they usually end up with list prices around $50. Most readers hate it though.