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Patrick Mahon · 14th April 2008, 12:02 PM

Great news Mark - getting really international now! Is Turkey a big market for books, do you know?

Mark Robson · 14th April 2008, 12:33 PM

Geographically it's big, Patrick, but no, this is not a 'big' deal in terms of numbers of likely sales. However, all these little deals add up. Every territory I move into expands my market and sometimes authors become 'big names' in the most unlikely places. I was chatting to another fantasy author recently who said their books didn't sell very well in the UK, but they had a huge audience in Sweden. It's a strange old world.

Mark Robson · 29th April 2008, 06:43 PM

Another healthy deal has been sealed in Europe. My French publisher for the Imperial series, Pocket Jeunesse, have just agreed to buy all four Dragon Orb titles. My grin is currently broader than this smiley!

scalem X · 29th April 2008, 07:01 PM

Damn Mark, you just keep hauling in those deals. Congrats!

Mark Robson · 30th April 2008, 09:55 PM

It's certainly been a fantastic start to the year, Scalem. Now if I could just get a deal in the US ...

I suppose I'm in danger of appearing greedy, but getting a US deal seems like the Holy Grail at the moment, only more illusive! I'm not quite sure what I've got to do to impress the publishers over there. It's a strange conundrum. Ho hum. I'll keep writing, I suppose. If I write enough books, then by the law of averages someone in a US publishing company is bound to like one of them eventually.

Threddy · 2nd May 2008, 10:38 AM

Yes Mark, I'm sure that's how you do it. *cough*
But seriously, they'll notice you eventually, your books are great.

Patrick Mahon · 2nd May 2008, 12:39 PM

Great news about the French deal on Dragon Orb, Mark - things just seem to keep getting better for you at the moment, which is excellent news, and well-deserved.

As for the US deal, you clearly need to go out there for a fly-drive holiday, and start giving out bookmarks in whatever the US equivalent of WHSmith's is...

Threddy · 2nd May 2008, 05:40 PM

There are some WHSMITHs in America but most of them were bought by Chapters in 2003. There you, that's knowledge!

14th April 2008, 12:02 PM	#76 (permalink)
Patrick Mahon Would-be author Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Buckinghamshire Posts: 253	Re: International Book Deal Great news Mark - getting really international now! Is Turkey a big market for books, do you know?

14th April 2008, 12:33 PM	#77 (permalink)
Mark Robson Dragon Writer Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Northamptonshire Posts: 1,868	Re: International Book Deal Geographically it's big, Patrick, but no, this is not a 'big' deal in terms of numbers of likely sales. However, all these little deals add up. Every territory I move into expands my market and sometimes authors become 'big names' in the most unlikely places. I was chatting to another fantasy author recently who said their books didn't sell very well in the UK, but they had a huge audience in Sweden. It's a strange old world.

29th April 2008, 06:43 PM	#78 (permalink)
Mark Robson Dragon Writer Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Northamptonshire Posts: 1,868	Re: International Book Deal Another healthy deal has been sealed in Europe. My French publisher for the Imperial series, Pocket Jeunesse, have just agreed to buy all four Dragon Orb titles. My grin is currently broader than this smiley!

29th April 2008, 07:01 PM	#79 (permalink)
scalem X I am, the scallywag Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Belgium Posts: 1,412	Re: International Book Deal Damn Mark, you just keep hauling in those deals. Congrats!

30th April 2008, 09:55 PM	#80 (permalink)
Mark Robson Dragon Writer Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Northamptonshire Posts: 1,868	Re: International Book Deal It's certainly been a fantastic start to the year, Scalem. Now if I could just get a deal in the US ... I suppose I'm in danger of appearing greedy, but getting a US deal seems like the Holy Grail at the moment, only more illusive! I'm not quite sure what I've got to do to impress the publishers over there. It's a strange conundrum. Ho hum. I'll keep writing, I suppose. If I write enough books, then by the law of averages someone in a US publishing company is bound to like one of them eventually.

2nd May 2008, 10:38 AM	#81 (permalink)
Threddy Young Swordsman Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Oxfordshire Posts: 222	Re: International Book Deal Yes Mark, I'm sure that's how you do it. cough But seriously, they'll notice you eventually, your books are great.

2nd May 2008, 12:39 PM	#82 (permalink)
Patrick Mahon Would-be author Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Buckinghamshire Posts: 253	Re: International Book Deal Great news about the French deal on Dragon Orb, Mark - things just seem to keep getting better for you at the moment, which is excellent news, and well-deserved. As for the US deal, you clearly need to go out there for a fly-drive holiday, and start giving out bookmarks in whatever the US equivalent of WHSmith's is...

2nd May 2008, 05:40 PM	#83 (permalink)
Threddy Young Swordsman Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Oxfordshire Posts: 222	Re: International Book Deal There are some WHSMITHs in America but most of them were bought by Chapters in 2003. There you, that's knowledge!

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