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"I think one of the things we want to do is give our authors the most profound ability to reach readers," says Kelly. "[It makes] happier authors. Keeping our authors as happy as we can is a very big priority."
This process could affect how rights are handled going forward.
"I was just over in the U.K. and our rights department has shown a lot of enthusiasm for what we're doing," says Kelly. "We want to make the best deal for the author and the publisher. Some authors already have long-established deals in place with publishers in other regions, but with new books and new authors, people will be looking at this earlier in the acquisition process. This is something we think we can keep in-house and, in the process, do better by the author and better by us."