Product Description

Selling Subsidiary Rights: An Insider's Guide is the only book of its kind published in North America today. For anyone who is new to publishing -- or for those who want to expand their knowledge -- Tom Woll explains what subsidiary rights are and why they are so important to every publishing company. Focused entirely on this fundamental component of every publisher's profitability, Woll explores the positive financial ramifications of subsidiary rights and how to use them to maximize sales. Tom Woll is an industry expert who has sold subsidiary rights for over 25 years. Selling Subsidiary Rights is completely up-to-date and every chapter has been carefully reviewed by authorities in the publishing industry.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1089512 in Books
• Published on: 1999-11
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 203 pages

About the Author
Thomas Woll has a wealth of publishing experience. Currently President of Cross River Publishing, he has held a variety of executive positions with some of the best-known publishing companies in the world: Rodale Press, one of the top direct marketing organizations in or out of publishing; Storey Communications/Garden Way Publishing, a mid-size, niche-oriented successful publishing house recognized throughout the world for its fine craft and gardening books; John Wiley & Sons, as vice president and general manager of its Professional & Trade Division.

Customer Reviews

Outdated nook and overpriced
I purchased this book thinking it had a wealth of information in it -- The book refers to old litho prinitng techniques, film and such...The general content is 10 years or more out of date..It is not worth more than $9.95 at the best. I paid best part of $50 for it....So much of the information is far to liberal and generalised.

I would not recommend this book to ANYONE unless the price was under $10. It is certainly not worth $50 or more.

A very, very overpriced and overrated book.

On the back of the book I recieved it had a reduced sale tag at $8.95

This book needs to be entirely updated with modern technologies and information.

I have purchased and hired books with so much more modern information than this has.

It needs to be completely re-written. Not a good buy AT ALL !! !

A Very Important Book
Many of the books published by the large publishers lose money on regular trade sales and are saved by the subsidiary rights sales. Many small publishers do not try to sell subsidiary rights because they do not know how. Tom Woll shares his years of experience. He describes the various kinds of sub-rights, such as book club, translation, paperback, audio, movie/TV, condensation and electronic rights. He tells you how to find sub-rights opportunities and shows you how to negotiate the best deals. Both large and small publishers will profit from this valuable reference. It is a goldmine waiting to be discovered-by you. DanPoynter@ParaPublishing.com