Will Territorial Sales Become Obsolete?

eBooks are shaking up traditional rights territories and publishers are challenged with the best way to release their titles in foreign countries, as digital borders are blurring.

In a panel at Digital Book World today called “Will Territorial Sales Become Obsolete?” publishing experts debated the point. Carolyn Savarese, VP of International, Perseus Books Group, said that publishers should respect traditional distribution partners when it comes to getting their books out digitally. “We shouldn’t throw out all of the old rules of the traditional model,” she said.