Rights
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rights are the specific distribution streams and timeframes granted by an author to a publisher. These rights include hardcover, paperback, or ancillary rights such as audiobooks or e-books. Rights can be granted for specific timeframes and specific countries, though publishers generally try to acquire the broadest possible rights.
Authors who retain specific rights or regain specific rights are then able to exploit their work as they see fit or license the work to another publisher.
