Frequently asked questions

Greece’s first online marketplace for book rights. We present Greek books to international publishers, literary agents and scouts, online all year and at the major book fairs. The platform was created by the literary agency Bookguru.gr.

Mainly translation rights: the right for a foreign publisher to translate and publish a Greek book in another language and territory. The author and the original publisher always keep their copyright.

Fiction, non-fiction, children’s books and books for teens, from Greek publishers and authors. Browse the catalogue.

Choose a package, complete your payment and send us your book details through our submission form. We prepare your book page and English sample, and your book goes live for verified buyers.

Online €120 per year: your book page and English sample, shown to verified buyers. Catalogue €590 for 3 years (or 3 instalments): everything in Online, plus a full page in our printed English catalogue, presented at Frankfurt, London and Bologna, with a report after every fair. Author Rights Kit €190 once: English synopsis, author bio, one-page pitch and 10 pages translated into English, checked by a native speaker. See all packages.

Yes. Foreign publishers first read a synopsis and a short sample. The Author Rights Kit and the Catalogue package include an English sample translation.

Only verified buyers: publishers, literary agents and scouts whose company we have checked and who have signed our confidentiality agreement (NDA). Samples are watermarked.

Yes, only if a deal is closed through us: 19% of the advance and 1% of the royalties each year, for the life of the contract. The same rate applies to every deal.

Yes. Our team pitches your book to the right publishers, at the fairs and directly, negotiates the terms and follows the contract through to royalty payments. Hire us as your agent.

We read your book first. If we take it on, publishers join with the Catalogue package and authors with any one of our packages. You pay only after we accept your book.

Nothing. Registration, samples and our support are free for verified publishers, literary agents and scouts.

1. Register for free. 2. We verify your company within 3 working days. 3. You sign our confidentiality agreement (NDA). 4. You request samples of any title in the catalogue.

An English sample (up to 10 translated pages, watermarked), a synopsis and author bio, and the rights information, including previous editions and sales. The full manuscript is available on request. Request materials.

Usually within 3 working days of your request.

Tell us. We connect you with the rights holder and support you through the offer and the negotiation, up to the signed contract.

A live, international rights fair you join from your desk: no stand, no travel, no hotel. Greek publishers present their titles to foreign publishers and agents in one place.

Three of your titles presented online, pre-arranged one-to-one matchmaking meetings with interested buyers, practical workshops, and delegations of publishers from other countries invited through their cultural attachés.

€150 per publisher. Members with any ForeignRights.eu package pay €100.

Dates and the programme will be announced soon. Contact us to reserve your place.

Write to us through our contact page and we will get back to you.