Rights Sales

Using Video to Sell Rights to a Memoir or a Novel

In 2007, to help make the sale of a new book project, Curtis Brown agent Elizabeth Sheinkman encouraged the author, Rupert Isaacson, to put a 5-minute video up on YouTube. Isaacson, author of The Horse Boy, a memoir telling about his upcoming trip to Mongolia with his autistic son, was planning on making a video […]

About John Kremer

John Kremer is author of 1001 Ways to Market Your Books, the Relationships Matter Marketing program, and many other books and reports on book marketing, Internet marketing, social media, and book publicity. -- John Kremer on Book Marketing.

John Robert Marlow: 10 Things Hollywood Wants in Source Material Like Books

Here are 10 things that Hollywood producers and decision makers want in the source material they option – whether from books, screenplays, or pitches. Pitchable Concept – No one has time to read everything, so no one tries. Instead, they read 10-second pitches called loglines. Ten seconds means you have to pitch the concept, not […]

About John Kremer

John Kremer is author of 1001 Ways to Market Your Books, the Relationships Matter Marketing program, and many other books and reports on book marketing, Internet marketing, social media, and book publicity. -- John Kremer on Book Marketing.

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Ebook Publishing: The Best Deal for Book Authors and Novelists?

Author’s Question: Does selling rights to a novel make sense anymore? Or should I simply publish ebook editions of my new novel? Publishing ebooks may well be the best answer for any book author, fiction or nonfiction. #ebooks Click To Tweet John’s Answer: Novelists are starting to realize that signing deals with major book publishers […]

About John Kremer

John Kremer is author of 1001 Ways to Market Your Books, the Relationships Matter Marketing program, and many other books and reports on book marketing, Internet marketing, social media, and book publicity. -- John Kremer on Book Marketing.

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Christine Conradt on Becoming a Screenwriter

Hans-Peter Zimmermann is a Swiss nonfiction author, commuting between Gstaad, Switzerland, and Orange County, California. His web show Screenwriters Get Personal features screenwriters and industry experts who are willing to share their hard-won experience. In the second episode, he interviews Christine Conradt (http://www.christineconradt.com), a productive screenwriter and a household name at the Lifetime Movie Network. […]

About John Kremer

John Kremer is author of 1001 Ways to Market Your Books, the Relationships Matter Marketing program, and many other books and reports on book marketing, Internet marketing, social media, and book publicity. -- John Kremer on Book Marketing.