US to Face Domestic Competition from Overseas Digital Publishers | Publishing Perspectives

America, watch out. In an attitude switch from recent years, foreign publishers are looking at ways to create market opportunities and exploit the rich digital market in the US. And it starts with the devaluing of foreign rights deals by the growing e-book distribution markets across the globe. flags of the world "Territorial rights barriers can't stand and are falling," said David Cully, President of retail markets and EVP of Merchandising for US book distributor Baker & Taylor during yesterday's Publishers Launch conference as part of BookExpo AmericaBookExpo America, commonly referred to within the book publishing industry as BEA. The largest annual book trade fair in the United States. "When a book goes on sale, it goes on sale - if you go online on the internet, rights are being violated each in their own way. I think the market will deal with it financially. Publishers are recognizing that the rights they once acquired, will have a different value."