paperback rights

Frequency: 6.23.9 per million words

The legal permission to publish and sell a book in a paperback edition.

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Examples (10)

  • The publisher sold the paperback rights to a different company.
  • She managed to retain the paperback rights for her debut novel.
  • Competition was fierce for the paperback rights of the new bestseller.
  • The author earned a significant advance from the sale of the paperback rights.
  • It is common for hardcover publishers to auction off the paperback rights.
  • The contract specifies that the paperback rights revert to the author after five years.
  • They are currently negotiating the international paperback rights.
  • The studio bought the film rights, but the paperback rights remained with the publisher.
  • The small press only acquired the paperback rights for the domestic market.
  • How much did they pay for the North American paperback rights?