Online Board Meeting (25 May 2012)

Fri, 25 May 2012 22:00:00 GMT

MBPA Board Meeting Online with Anymeeting or Skype

Spring Meeting! Best Selling Author Jonathan Maberry & Lloyd Rich owner of PubLaw (02 Jun 2012)

Sat, 02 Jun 2012 14:00:00 GMT

Our Spring Meeting will be held June 2nd, 2012 at Arbutus Public Library,855 Sulphur Spring Road, Arbutus MD from 10am-3pm. It's our Sub Rights fair and Spring Meeting.

Best Selling Horror Author Jonathan Maberry shares his journey in selling rights to his books (http://jonathanmaberry.com/)

Introduction To Subsidiary Rights by Lloyd Rich owner of PubLaw (http://www.publaw.com/)

Subsidiary Rights Panel Discussion with speakers and Subsidiary Rights Agents.

Key Points:

The Hidden Potential for Sales of Subsidiary & Foreign Rights
Best Selling Horror Author, Jonathan Maberry talks about how the process works from the authors prospective.
Subsidiary Rights & Foreign Rights Panel and Open Discussion allows you to ask the pros how to go about selling the rights to your books.

Additional Panel Guest:

Molly Jaffa, Literary Agent, Folio Literary Management, LLC –foliolit.com - Director of International Rights.

Summit Crossroads Press - Roger and Eileen McIntire talk about their experience selling their Foreign Rights using Rights Fairs.

Month9Books - Georgia McBride, Founder of YALITCHAT and owner of Month9Books got 4 offers for her books pre-release via her distributor IPG and Publishers Marketplace. She shares her experience in working through the challenges of multiple offers.

Deadline to register: May 30

MBPA Spring Members Meeting and

Foreign & Subsidiary Rights Roundtable

June 2, 2012 • 10:00 am - 4:00 pm

Arbutus Public Library • 855 Sulphur Spring Rd., Arbutus, MD

Meeting & Program Agenda

10:00 am Continental breakfast

10:30 am Brief business meeting

11:00 am Introduction

11:15 am Lloyd Rich, Co-Owner of Pub Law

• Planning and Staffing

• Agency Relationships

• Diligence on Rights Licensees

• Foreign Translation Licenses

• E-publishing

• Audio books

• Co-publishing

• Premiums

• Custom Sponsorship Publishing

• Publishing Agreement for Subsidiary Rights

12:45 Short Break while we set up for lunch

1:00 Lunch

1:30 Short break while we set up for the Roundtable

1:45 Subsidiary Rights Roundtable

We welcome representatives from all corners of the publishing industry for a rich, candid discussion on the important aspects of promoting, buying, selling and managing subsidiary rights to your content.

• Lloyd Rich, Literary Rights Attorney, Pub Law – PubLaw.com: What are Foreign and Subsidiary Rights and why should a publisher want to sell them?

• Molly Jaffa, Literary Agent, Folio Literary Management, LLC –foliolit.com: How can a Literary Agent help a small press or Independent Publisher pursue Foreign and Subsidiary Rights, and how should a publisher pursue finding a rights agent?

• Jonathan Maberry, Bestselling Horror & Thriller Author – jonathanmaberry.com: Jonathan has sold some of his book’s subsidiary rights to Hollywood, comic book publishers and television, and will describe the author’s point of view and experience in rights transfers.

• Eileen McIntire, MBPA past president and co-owner of Summit Crossroads Press – parentsuccess.com: Eileen has sold foreign rights to their books into 22 countries and will share how to do it and the value of such rights transfers.

• Georgia McBride, publisher/owner of Month9Books and creator of YALitChat.org – month9books.com: Georgia will be joining us via Skype to share how, as a new press, you work through interest in movie options for your books.

3:30 – 4:00 Informal networking and a chance to buy Jonathan Maberry’s books

Online Board Meeting (22 Jun 2012)

Fri, 22 Jun 2012 22:00:00 GMT

MBPA Board Meeting on Anymeeting or Skype

MBPA Megamind: What is NAIBA & HOW THEY HELP U SELL BOOKS! (25 Aug 2012)

Sat, 25 Aug 2012 14:00:00 GMT

Our first-ever MBPA Megamind Online Session will be presented by Mary Shafer, MBPA President and owner of Word Forge Books and LM Preston co-owner of Phenomenal One Press and MBPA Vice-President.

This meeting will be held online through Anymeeting.com.

Cost: FREE for MBPA & Affiliate Members, $10 guest of MBPA member

MBPA is planning a large presence at the NAIBA conference this year in hopes to catapult our members into the forefront and storefront of multiple regional Independent Bookstores.

NAIBA and What It Can Do For You:
NAIBA is dedicated to the exchange of ideas and information among independently owned bookstores. A relationship with them can me more visibility for your books to Independent Book Sellers

Have any questions about your publishing business?:
Ask anything you want to at this open session for members. Dip into our pool of resources - each other and get tips or techniques specific to your publishing profile.

Exciting New Relationship Planned with NAIBA:
We'll end the free-form session with an update on the offerings between NAIBA and MBPA at their fall conference Sept 28-30, in Falls Church, VA (http://www.newatlanticbooks.com/fall_conference.html)

MidAtlantic Book Publishers Association Meetings & Programs

Online Board Meeting (25 May 2012)

Spring Meeting! Best Selling Author Jonathan Maberry & Lloyd Rich owner of PubLaw (02 Jun 2012)

Online Board Meeting (22 Jun 2012)

MBPA Megamind: What is NAIBA & HOW THEY HELP U SELL BOOKS! (25 Aug 2012)