For those in the US: If you’ve ever succeeded in getting a reversion of rights from your US publisher, you may have had the unhappy realization that the reversion did not apply globally. That may now change with an appeals court ruling that says authors and artists can recapture their rights globally upon reversion. Given that this decision breaks with industry norms, it is likely to be appealed. Learn more in Billboard.
Jane Friedman has spent her entire career working in the publishing industry, with a focus on business reporting and author education. Established in 2015, her newsletter The Bottom Line provides nuanced market intelligence to thousands of authors and industry professionals; in 2023, she was named Publishing Commentator of the Year by Digital Book World.
Jane’s expertise regularly features in major media outlets such as The New York Times, The Atlantic, NPR, The Today Show, Wired, The Guardian, Fox News, and BBC. Her book, The Business of Being a Writer, Second Edition (The University of Chicago Press), is used as a classroom text by many writing and publishing degree programs. She reaches thousands through speaking engagements and workshops at diverse venues worldwide, including NYU’s Advanced Publishing Institute, Frankfurt Book Fair, and numerous MFA programs.
