“The heirs to the Tolkien estate are suing New Line Cinema, the studio behind the Lord of the Rings adaptations, claiming $220m (£133m) in compensation for undistributed profits from the films. For good measure, they are also demanding the option to terminate further film rights to Tolkien’s work, citing breach of contract.”
Tag: 07.16.09
Selling Well In This Economy: Remaindered Books
“The global economic recession has given retailers and distributors a much greater incentive to go hunting for deals. As a consequence, one of the few burgeoning areas of the book business not in the digital domain is the remainder and hurts market.”
Children’s Laureate: Authors Should Allow Vetting
“I feel that as writers we shouldn’t necessarily be granted an exemption,” UK children’s laureate Anthony Browne said. “If all people who work with children have to be vetted by the police then we shouldn’t be an exception. It seems a bit odd that we have to pay for it, though.” Meanwhile, the outrage among children’s authors continued.