Granta's book sales fall 9% as rights income climbs
The publisher's 2025 numbers show rights revenue growing by a quarter even as print and book sales slid
Here's the story inside the story: Granta sold fewer books but made more money selling the rights to them. That's not a publisher in trouble, that's a publisher changing what it leans on to survive. If you're on Granta's list, or hoping to be, this is worth watching closely — it tells you where the actual growth is happening, and it isn't on the shop shelf.
Why it matters to you: When a publisher's rights income grows faster than its book sales, that shifts what kind of deals and translations get prioritized — and authors should ask where they fit in that shift.
This story ran in the Coral Wire edition of Fri, Sep 25 2026, when the Coral Index stood at 42/100 (Headwinds).
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