Book scouting explained

Book scouting is the process whereby a book in one language or market is brought to the attention of a publisher in another language or market.^[1]

Information

Book scouts are the individuals who carry out this process. Many book scouts in a particular market work on retainer for one or more publishers or literary agencies in another market.^[2] When a potentially interesting book in the book scout's market is published, he or she will make his or her clients in the other market aware of this literary property. There is no conflict of interest for the book scout in representing multiple publishers, so long as there is no overlap in the type of book being scouted.^[3] For instance, a book scout cannot represent two or more romance novel publishers, but is free to represent a business publisher and a science publisher for the same particular market.^[4]

There are also book scouts for Hollywood, ferreting out books from the publishing industry and presenting them to Hollywood studios, producers, directors and stars.^[5]

A classical book scout, or a literary scout, is a person who works with foreign publishers and helps them find the next bestseller to bring to their market.^[6]

External links

• Book Scouting
• Emily Williams, "Inside the Secret World of Literary Scouts", December 14, 2009.
• Emily Williams, "Inside the Secret World of Literary Scouts, Part II", December 21, 2009.
• "Inside the Secret World of Literary Scouts (Part III)", January 4, 2010.
• Jason Boog, "Literary Scout Confidential", GalleyCat, December 14, 2009.
• Rachel Deahl, "How to become a literary scout", December 12, 2019.
• Molly Fischer, "Twist and Scout", observer.com, June 2, 2010.

Notes and References

1. Web site: The Definitive Guide to Book Scouting - BookScouter Blog . Natalie. Meyers. January 13, 2022. April 11, 2022 . bookscouter.com . en-US.
2. Web site: Book Flipping Tools and Software for Amazon FBA . April 11, 2022 . bookflippingtools.com.
3. Web site: May 24, 2011 . Avoiding Blunders in Book Scouting . April 11, 2022 . Old Scrolls Blog . en.
4. Web site: Book Scouting Tips . SealW. April 11, 2022 . www.internetbookselling.com.
5. Web site: Siegel . Tatiana . May 15, 2015 . The Next ‘Gone Girl’? Meet the 6 NYC Book Scouts Most Likely to Find It . April 11, 2022 . . en-US.
6. Web site: What Is A Book Scout? Hanna Masaryk Takes You Behind-The-Scenes Of The Literary Dream Job . Kerri. Jarema. October 6, 2017. April 11, 2022 . . en.