Ladies, I spoke to my OH this morning (he's a non-fiction sales rep) and he confirmed my suspicions. The London Book Fair is mainly for English rights, so US agents will be going there looking to sell into the UK and Commonwealth (Aus, NZ, Canada) - traditionally, UK agents often handle all of these. (My agents do, for a number of big-name US fantasy authors.)
Frankfurt is where agents go to sell EU foreign language rights (French, German, Italian, etc, etc) and probably the former Eastern Bloc countries too. Not sure about other foreign markets - Beijing is apparently becoming prominent.
Hope this helps!
Frankfurt is where agents go to sell EU foreign language rights (French, German, Italian, etc, etc) and probably the former Eastern Bloc countries too. Not sure about other foreign markets - Beijing is apparently becoming prominent.
Hope this helps!
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