Discovery
Work can enter through submissions, agents, scouting or commissions.
STATIC Acquisitions
The publishing house’s selective process for choosing and backing work.
INSIDE STATIC ACQUISITIONS
Purpose, systems, and connections.
Acquisitions considers submissions, agented work, scouting, creators and commissions. A publisher-backed agreement has distinct economics from an author purchasing production services.
Selection
The house decides which books merit its publishing commitment.
Agreement
The acquired rights and publishing investment are explicitly negotiated.
How it connects
A paid author-service package is not a traditional acquisition. The publisher takes publishing risk when it acquires a work.