What this is

Business, memoir, history, policy and popular science. The category where a book most reliably functions as a credential and a business asset.

What it looks like in practice

  • Proposal development with market and comparables
  • Platform evidence assembly
  • Publisher and agent routing
  • Rights retention strategy at contract

What you get

Deliverables, stated up front.

Included in scope

  • Book proposal
  • Comparable title analysis
  • Agent and publisher approach
  • Rights retention recommendations

Where it sits

Part of Books & IP.

Publishing, adaptation and rights counsel.

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How we work on it

Inside Books & IP.

Publishing, adaptation and rights counsel. Indian authors routinely sign away world rights, translation rights and adaptation rights in a single contract for a modest advance, and only discover the cost when the book works.

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01  Assess

Existing contracts, retained rights and what has already been granted.

02  Strategy

Which rights to sell, to whom, in what order.

03  Negotiate

Deal terms, advances, royalty structures and reversion clauses.

04  Exploit

Adaptation approaches, translation sales and audio licensing.

Frequently asked

Questions about books & ip.

Do you act as a literary agent?

We advise on rights strategy and structure, and introduce to agents and publishers. Formal agency representation is a separate arrangement.

Can I get film rights back?

Depends entirely on the contract. Reversion and lapse clauses are what determine it, which is why they matter at signature.

Is self publishing viable in India?

For non-fiction with a defined audience, increasingly yes, particularly where the book is a business asset rather than a revenue line.

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