Chapter 78 The Miracle of Overseas Publishing
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After recording the contact information of these publishers on the paper aside, Lin Han began to get into trouble. He sighed, added their friends with his fate, and then began to send emails to talk one by one.
What he has to do now is to first understand the general conditions of these publishing houses, then stabilize them, and then formally negotiate after the seventh day of the Lunar New Year.
It is indeed not something Lin Han is good at, but now he is starting to learn about the general information online, at least he needs to know where those five publishing companies are, what scale, what credibility is, what outstanding performance has been made in the past few years, and whether they have been punished.
If you don’t check, you won’t know. If you check, you will be shocked.
Penguin Publishing Group is one of the world's largest popular book publishers, ranking 10th in the world's media industry rankings, and the most famous English language sweats, including novels and non-fiction books, from history to science to reference books, all kinds of books are available.
The most clever thing is that Penguin Publishing Group acquired Random Bookstore, but the operations were still separate, which also surprised Lin Han.
As for the original name of the American Press, this is "Faller, Strauss and Giroud" Press, and has published works by 25 Nobel Prize winners, it can be said to be the cradle of the Nobel Prize.
The other publishing houses are not bad at all, and they are all famous in the world. Now it’s Lin Han’s turn to fall into the difficulty of choosing.
He didn't expect that he had waited so long and only waited to Random House. After publishing two miniature novels in the Mirror, he attracted more attention.
This kind of result of planting flowers without blooming, and planting willows without blooming, is really helpless.
"Hello, I am Alex Williams, editor of Penguin UK headquarters. I recently saw the novel you posted on Amazon. I, the English version of Robots. Now I want to ask, has the physical book copyright of the English version been sold?"
After two lifetimes, Lin Han's English proficiency was really good, otherwise he would not have gone to read the original English science fiction novels, so there were not many obstacles to communicating.
Lin Han replied: "Mr. Williams, the copyright is still in hand, but I don't want to hand it over blindly, because this is a rare masterpiece, and I want the world to see him."
"This is of course. I know this is definitely a novel science fiction novel. If it were just an ordinary novel, I would not be able to talk to you at this time, but Penguin Asia Pacific will sign and publish and editor, we are from the UK headquarters."
In fact, Alex Williams has been inspecting for a long time. He is not just an editor, but also the most famous publishing line leader of Penguin Publishing Group.
From the previous few chats, Lin Han realized that he attached importance to it. As a wealthy family in the publishing industry, the editors of Penguin Publishing Group's headquarters are still very important.
Previously, most of the works of contemporary Chinese writers could only be signed and published by Penguin Asia-Pacific, and very few writers could alarm the headquarters.
"I feel a little ashamed when I hear you say this, but this book is indeed worth it." Lin Han was not making a fuss, but full of confidence.
Asians rarely have such confidence, so Alex also sent a string of laughter: "I believe the potential of this book. It is not only a novel that can be sold well, but it will also leave an important point in science fiction history. You have subverted our impression of the tradition of Chinese writers, and we did not expect that there are such writers in China.
The science fiction topics you wrote are global, and there is something in the work that attracts my attention, which makes me feel that this book must be published. This novel brings a fresh experience, bringing readers into an alien world, feeling the culture of robots, and the history of robot development, which is great!"
This is not the first time Lin Han has seen foreigners praise me. The book Robots, but it is the first time he has heard others praise me in person.
This feeling of being recognized is great, and it has a sense of soulmate with mountains and flowing waters. The editor of Penguin Publishing did not directly disagree with Random Bookstore, but brought the relationship between the two parties closer, making Lin Han understand that they really want to do the book well, rather than just making money for publishing.
"It sounds very good, thank you for contributing a sales volume to me on Amazon. Hopefully, we can work hard next."
After Alex felt that the temperature was similar, he spoke, "Let's listen carefully to our conditions, it's definitely very discounted. First of all, the royalties are at 15, which is only available to European and American best-selling writers. We unanimously believe that this book should enjoy this level of novel. In addition, it will also be added to our Penguin Classic Book Series, which symbolizes honor."
Lin Han’s first reaction was not a surprise, but whether he had met a liar? He failed to get a royalty of 15 in China, so there would definitely be even fewer abroad.
It's extremely strange that the broker doesn't have to ask for a sky-high royalty of 15 without having to ask for it.
Most of the royalties published by Chinese writers over the overseas publishing range from 58, 10 is rare, and 15 is even more of a treatment that only best-selling writers can enjoy.
In fact, the price offered by Qin Jun from Random House before was the price of a real newcomer in the English publishing industry.
The surprise came too suddenly, and now I can't believe it. If I give a royalty of 10, Lin Han would think that Penguin Publishing House values his potential, but 15 makes him confused. No matter how you look at him, it doesn't seem to be worth the price, and I feel a sense of panic in my heart.
It’s like a person who can only work with a monthly salary of 5,000, but suddenly a job invitation with a monthly salary of 50,000 is delivered to his door, and normal people will hesitate.
What's more, in addition to the sky-high royalties, the "Penguin Classic" series mentioned by Alex is also an honor.
It is very difficult to be stored in the "Penguin Classic" book series, which symbolizes honor and classics. Since its birth in 1935, this book series has been the most important book brand and industry normmaker in the field of international literary publishing.
The books that can be selected are the most classic, distinctive and fascinating fine works in the world. The selected works must not only be thoughtful and artistic, but also readable and best-selling. The details of versions and translations are required to be extreme, from introductions, bindings, and annotations.
The most intuitive feeling is that the book series previously only included the A Zhengchuan of Lu Xun, Zhou Shuren and Qian Zhongshu's besieged city, and other domestic writers were not able to enter the book series.
The authority and influence of "Penguin Classic" can be seen, Hemingway's old man and the sea, the sun rises as usual, Garcia Marquez's century-old loneliness, love during the cholera period, the little Camellia girl, Kafka's metamorphosis, as well as Verne's science fiction trilogy, and Poe's heart of snitching, known as the originator of science fiction novels.
Now the other party told himself that I, the robot will have the opportunity to join this great book series and be alongside so many important books.
"Are you crazy?rr?"
Lin Han made his thoughts straightforward, and didn't even have time to tactfully modify them.
Chapter completed!