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London Book Fair 2014
In this issue...
Welcome to the latest IPR Rights Magazine
Why IPR License?
What’s really in it for publishers? (Page 4)
Following the demand, and unqualified success, of the preliminary IPR Rights Magazines for the Frankfurt Book Fair and New Delhi World Book Fair we’re delighted to not only add the London Book Fair to our stable of publications but also confirm the inclusion of BookExpo America and the Beijing International Book Fair to our print calendar. As always the main aim of the magazine is to generate rights business for IPR License members and promote the work of rights-sellers to potential rights-buyers. But, despite being arguably the most important marketplace for rights and licensing, authors have long been under-represented at high profile events such as international book fairs. And this has become increasingly clear from the overwhelming response we’ve had since launching the magazine. This is why we’ve acted to extend the print cycle of the magazine to incorporate five of the largest international book fairs to help even more members showcase their work to an even wider audience of industry professionals and help bridge this gap. Focusing on LBF for a moment, I have to say that however much I love the various Book Fairs around the world, my home turf of London has to be my favourite – especially in light of juggling a young family and the travel aspect. It remains one of the most important dates on any publisher’s calendar, especially for those working across a variety of rights departments. And with a strong presence at this year’s event via an advertising campaign, a booth in the Ivy Club pop-up and an IPR License branded event space - in which we’ll be presenting demo’s regarding the IPR proposition on a daily basis - it certainly represents an important event for us and our members. All these are positioned in and around the Rights Centre, so why not come along and say hello. I look forward to seeing you there.
-Tom Chalmers (Managing Director)
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What’s New?
Latest news and exciting new announcements. (Page 6)
Korean Literature
The latest Global Market Focus article on Korean literature by Laura Deacon. (Page 8)
Independent Authors
Insight into indie publishing from Leigh Cunningham. (Page 9)
Author Profile
Derek Flower talks about the various genres he has written. (Page 10)
Publisher Profile
Three university presses are interviewed about licensing opportunities. (Page 11)
Highlighted Titles: Fiction. Young Adult. Poetry. Children’s Literature. Non-Fiction. Biographical.
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