BASIC RECORD KEEPING
No matter how small a rights department may be initially, the mainstay of
any such operation must be a centralized system on which to record the exact
status of each project and where it is being offered.
It may well be possible for a person handling a very small list to have in their
head the details of where each project is on offer or sold, but this will be of
little use if they are away from the office or fall ill before a major book fair.
Types of record system vary, but the basic aim should be the same: to provide
quick access to a summary of what is happening on each title in each market
(including any restrictions on the rights which may be sold, either territorially,
by a limited period of time or by category of rights). It should also provide a
summary of all the titles sold or on offer to each rights customer – in effect,
a profile of that customer’s areas of interest and buying pattern. The record
system may also give details of the percentage of rights income to be paid to
the author or to the author via an agent.
If the records are to be kept on a manual system of record cards, this will
involve a double-entry system for data; thus, if a book is submitted to a Danish
publisher for consideration for translation, the details of that submission will
have to be entered on the record card relating to that title, and on the record
card relating to the Danish customer. The title record is essential to provide
a concise overview of activities on that book – vital if the author should telephone
and ask for a progress report, or enquire about activities on rights in a
particular market. The customer profile is invaluable when preparing to meet
that customer face to face.
Most literary agents and publishers have introduced computerized record
systems of rights transactions, and these have revolutionized the maintenance
and retrieval of data. If linked to a collection of basic letters on file with a
mailmerge facility, such a system can transform routine procedures such as
sending out reading copies for consideration, chasing for decisions, following
BASIC RECORD KEEPINGNo matter how small a rights department may be initially, the mainstay ofany such operation must be a centralized system on which to record the exactstatus of each project and where it is being offered.It may well be possible for a person handling a very small list to have in theirhead the details of where each project is on offer or sold, but this will be oflittle use if they are away from the office or fall ill before a major book fair.Types of record system vary, but the basic aim should be the same: to providequick access to a summary of what is happening on each title in each market(including any restrictions on the rights which may be sold, either territorially,by a limited period of time or by category of rights). It should also provide asummary of all the titles sold or on offer to each rights customer – in effect,a profile of that customer’s areas of interest and buying pattern. The recordsystem may also give details of the percentage of rights income to be paid tothe author or to the author via an agent.If the records are to be kept on a manual system of record cards, this willinvolve a double-entry system for data; thus, if a book is submitted to a Danishpublisher for consideration for translation, the details of that submission willhave to be entered on the record card relating to that title, and on the recordcard relating to the Danish customer. The title record is essential to provideภาพรวมที่กระชับของกิจกรรมในสมุดบัญชีนั้นผู้เขียนควรโทรศัพท์สำคัญและขอรายงานความคืบหน้า หรือสอบถามเกี่ยวกับกิจกรรมสิทธิในการตลาดเฉพาะ โพรไฟล์ลูกค้ามีราคาสูงเมื่อเตรียมการเพื่อตอบสนองลูกค้าที่การเผชิญหน้าวรรณกรรมส่วนใหญ่ตัวแทนและผู้เผยแพร่ได้นำบันทึกคอมพิวเตอร์ระบบธุรกรรมสิทธิ และเหล่านี้มี revolutionized การบำรุงรักษาและเรียกข้อมูล ถ้าเชื่อมโยงกับชุดของตัวอักษรพื้นฐานไว้กับตัวจดหมายเวียนสิ่งอำนวยความสะดวก ระบบดังกล่าวสามารถเปลี่ยนขั้นตอนตามปกติเช่นส่งออกการอ่านสำหรับพิจารณา ไล่สำหรับการตัดสินใจ ต่อไปนี้
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