Book scouting is the process whereby a book in one language or market is brought to the attention of a publisher in another language or market.[1]
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editBook scouts are the individuals who carry out this process. Many book scouts in a particular market work on retainer for one or more publishers or literary agencies in another market.[2] When a potentially interesting book in the book scout's market is published, he or she will make his or her clients in the other market aware of this literary property. There is no conflict of interest for the book scout in representing multiple publishers, so long as there is no overlap in the type of book being scouted.[3] For instance, a book scout cannot represent two or more romance novel publishers, but is free to represent a business publisher and a science publisher for the same particular market.[4]
There are also book scouts for Hollywood, ferreting out books from the publishing industry and presenting them to Hollywood studios, producers, directors and stars.[5]
A classical book scout, or a literary scout, is a person who works with foreign publishers and helps them find the next bestseller to bring to their market.[6]
References
edit- ^ Meyers, Natalie (January 13, 2022). "The Definitive Guide to Book Scouting - BookScouter Blog". bookscouter.com. Retrieved April 11, 2022.
- ^ "Book Flipping Tools and Software for Amazon FBA". bookflippingtools.com. Retrieved April 11, 2022.
- ^ "Avoiding Blunders in Book Scouting". Old Scrolls Blog. May 24, 2011. Retrieved April 11, 2022.
- ^ SealW. "Book Scouting Tips". www.internetbookselling.com. Retrieved April 11, 2022.
- ^ Siegel, Tatiana (May 15, 2015). "The Next 'Gone Girl'? Meet the 6 NYC Book Scouts Most Likely to Find It". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved April 11, 2022.
- ^ Jarema, Kerri (October 6, 2017). "What Is A Book Scout? Hanna Masaryk Takes You Behind-The-Scenes Of The Literary Dream Job". Bustle. Retrieved April 11, 2022.
External links
edit- Book Scouting
- Emily Williams, "Inside the Secret World of Literary Scouts", December 14, 2009.
- Emily Williams, "Inside the Secret World of Literary Scouts, Part II", December 21, 2009.
- "Inside the Secret World of Literary Scouts (Part III)", January 4, 2010.
- Jason Boog, "Literary Scout Confidential", GalleyCat, December 14, 2009.
- Rachel Deahl, "How to become a literary scout" Archived 2013-05-09 at the Wayback Machine, December 12, 2019.
- Molly Fischer, "Twist and Scout", observer.com, June 2, 2010.