subsidiary rights

American  

plural noun

1. rights to publish or produce in different formats works based on the original work under contract, as a paperback edition of an original hardcover book or a motion picture based on a novel.

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Example Sentences

Reidy had worked in publishing for much of her adult life, starting in 1974 in the subsidiary rights division of Random House.

From Washington Times • May 12, 2020

Returning to the family business, he was an assistant in the promotion and subsidiary rights departments, then manager of the trade publications division.

From New York Times • Jun. 17, 2015

When I sold the Bulgarian rights to my book, I was very excited to sell them—and this is just another subsidiary rights offer.”

From Time • Jun. 27, 2013

The contract lays out payments that were to be made to Mr. Jackson, both as the musical was developed and from profits, merchandising, and subsidiary rights.

From New York Times • Jun. 22, 2010

She is getting the equivalent of 10% of author's royalties for the first year, plus 10% of the publisher's share of subsidiary rights for two years.

From Time Magazine Archive