Episode 51: Margaux Weisman on The Value of Foreign Rights for Publishers

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Episode 51: Margaux Weisman on The Value of Foreign Rights for Publishers

The BookSmarts Podcast, with Joshua Tallent

21 minutes 35 seconds

8 months ago

Episode 51: Margaux Weisman on The Value of Foreign Rights for Publishers

Margaux Weisman is the former Director of Business Development at DropCap Inc., a tech-enabled rights agency and a global rights marketplace used by rights agents and acquisitions around the world to find great books.

She joins the BookSmarts Podcast to discuss the importance & process of foreign rights for independent authors and small publishers. We discuss why foreign rights are a valuable source of revenue for authors and publishers, how DropCap helps indie authors and smaller publishers navigate foreign rights deals, markets that show the biggest demand for U.S. books, and the typical advance ranges for foreign rights deals.

To learn more, visit dropcapmarketplace.com. You can also follow them on Instagram @DropCapAgency. Margaux left Dropcap not long after this recording was made, but if you have questions you can reach out to Lindsay Jones, Dropcap's CEO, at lindsay@dropcap.com.