King publishing deal

[Rrty]

Saw this on Deadline (not sure if this is posted elsewhere already, if it is, my apologies):

Stephen King Books Scribner Imprint For 27-Title Library | Deadline

Curious if Ms. Mod could explain this a bit further. Does it mean the market will see new editions of the books with new introductions, essays, deleted material, etc.? Exactly what is this deal about? Did King receive a fresh advance on these titles? Does the deal mean there will be more movie/TV adaptations coming (in other words, will CBS/Scribner attempt to get back some of their investment through means other than book sales, such as adaptations, videogames and merchandising?)?

I remember reading years ago that King rents his books to publishers (at least, once he gained a certain amount of power). Is the list of books at the Deadline piece the books he owns outright from his back catalog (I assume all recent ones he owns and are already accounted for with their own deals)? Has the previous rental period expired?

Thanks for any clarification.

 

[Dana Jean]

I will tag Moderator so she can address this.

 

[GNTLGNT]

...seems self-explanatory....the books will be re-released in various formats and to hopefully capture new audiences for the older works....

 

[AchtungBaby]

Well.... There goes all my money...

 

[GNTLGNT]

Well.... There goes all my money...

....investing in more Rolling Beatle's albums are ya?.....

 

[Rrty]

Thank you, Dana. I think I tried the tag before, but it didn't work for me.

It does seem self-explanatory, doesn't it, GNT? However, I would love to know some more details, and exactly what the plans are here. How exactly does the company plan to reinvigorate the catalog? There might be more to the story. Someone left a comment at Deadline asking how this relates to the old Doubleday deal. I too am unclear on that, as I have lost track of the ownership of the catalog. I honestly hope we get some deleted material included in some new versions. And will there be a dedicated site for the catalog, apart from this website? If so, how will that be used as a marketing tool? Will YouTube be used as a promotional tool? Who knows.

 

[Officious Little Prick]

I simply want to know if the ebooks I've already purchased for the affected titles will still be accessible from my Amazon library, or will I be forced to rebuy them? I realize ebook ownership is closer to leasing than true ownership; that's the root of my concern.

 

[Moderator]

Saw this on Deadline (not sure if this is posted elsewhere already, if it is, my apologies):

Stephen King Books Scribner Imprint For 27-Title Library | Deadline

Curious if Ms. Mod could explain this a bit further. Does it mean the market will see new editions of the books with new introductions, essays, deleted material, etc.? Exactly what is this deal about? Did King receive a fresh advance on these titles? Does the deal mean there will be more movie/TV adaptations coming (in other words, will CBS/Scribner attempt to get back some of their investment through means other than book sales, such as adaptations, videogames and merchandising?)?

I remember reading years ago that King rents his books to publishers (at least, once he gained a certain amount of power). Is the list of books at the Deadline piece the books he owns outright from his back catalog (I assume all recent ones he owns and are already accounted for with their own deals)? Has the previous rental period expired?

Thanks for any clarification.

It's simple. The contracts for publishing rights with Penguin were expiring. Rather than re-signing with them, Steve went with his current publisher. What happens with reissues, merchandising, and/or film deals remains to be seen and would be negotiated with Stephen and whoever the deal is with on a case-by-case basis. It would not be entirely up to Simon & Schuster. What Stephen got or will get as far as money is his business unless he decides to make that public.

 

[Moderator]

I simply want to know if the ebooks I've already purchased for the affected titles will still be accessible from my Amazon library, or will I be forced to rebuy them? I realize ebook ownership is closer to leasing than true ownership; that's the root of my concern.

I can't say with 100% certainty but I can't imagine that you would have to purchase them again simply because the publisher has changed going forward.

 

[GNTLGNT]

It's simple. The contracts for publishing rights with Penguin were expiring. Rather than re-signing with them, Steve went with his current publisher. What happens with reissues, merchandising, and/or film deals remains to be seen and would be negotiated with Stephen and whoever the deal is with on a case-by-case basis. It would not be entirely up to Simon & Schuster. What Stephen got or will get as far as money is his business unless he decides to make that public.