How will digital editions affect international rights sales?
This is the question that the Publishers Weeklyarticle “Questions Mount Before Debut of International Kindle”; authored by Jim Millon and Rachel Deahl, discussed in its October 12th issue.
In summary, this article presented the view that availability of digital editions has increased the value of digital rights. This has increased the increased the pressure exerted by publishers to acquire these rights.
It also highlighted the fact that the value of territorial rights will be threatened as e-retailers sell their products into regions quicker than print editions are available.
