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Should India allow parallel imports?
As the English-language book market in India continues to grow, the issue of parallel imports is now being discussed by the Indian government.
opinion: 'why "world rights, one cover" is not the best idea'
Writing in Publishing Perspectives, literary agent Ginger Clark defends territorial rights sales and different cover designs, formats and marketing approaches to suit local markets: I&rsq...
'Digital makes territorial rights obsolete': Charkin
Territorial rights are 'obsolete' in a digital world, Bloomsbury head Richard Charkin said at the recent Publishers Launch conference in London.
Ebook territoriality still 'key' for UK publishers
Delegates to a panel session at LBF have been told that 'controlling world English-language rights is key to taking advantage of the global book economy for UK publishers.'
Kobo seeking UK retail partner
Ebook platform Kobo is keen to find a retail partner in the UK, Michael Tamblyn has told a UK conference, adding that international rights are 'still the thing we struggle with the most'.
Ebooks and territorial rights debated at DBW
One of the hot topics at this year's Digital Book World conference in New York has been the future of territorial rights for digital products, with some speakers suggesting that global electronic righ...
Publishers, retailers and libraries await US court decision
Publishers, retailers and libraries are all keeping a close eye on a US court case between retailer Costco and watchmaker Omega. Why? Because it could have a profound affect on the 'first-sale doctrin...
Waterstones restricts ebook sales to UK and Ireland
UK-based book retailer Waterstones has advised its overseas customers that it is 'no longer able to sell ebooks to customers placing an order from anywhere outside of the UK and Ireland.' W...
US 'chips away' at UK export markets
UK publishers are concerned anew that their US counterparts are 'chipping away' at traditional export markets such as India, Singapore, Malaysia and South Africa.
Shatzkin: 25% of book sales will be online by 2012
Mike Shatzkin's latest predictions of 'serious disruption' include that a quarter of all book sales will be online within 18 months and that territorial copyright's days are numbered ...
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