What this is
Territory sales and catalogue representation. Frequently unsold simply because nobody is working them.
What you get
Frequently asked
Whatever your contract says. Many authors are surprised to learn they granted world rights.
Sometimes, where the publisher has not exploited them and reversion terms exist.
For books with genuine international relevance, yes, and they are almost pure upside.
World rights granted to a publisher without an active sales operation means those markets simply go unsold.
Frankfurt, London and regional fairs are where translation deals happen, and unrepresented authors are absent.
Local sub-agents know their publishers. Without them, most territories remain inaccessible.
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