serial rights

plural noun

commercial rights to publish an author's work, usually a novel, or to use it on radio or television one chapter or episode at a time.

First recorded in 1875–80

The magazine might pay as much as five hundred dollars for the serial rights—and with that start, they would surely be safe.

On the other hand, you can prepare to dispose of the serial rights of the Schooner Farallone: a most grim and gloomy tale.

Bird sold the serial rights to a big national weekly that same day for thirty thousand dollars.

And if you will only be a Mahatma, or a disciple, I will gladly let you have the serial rights in that great work.

Mr. Chatto gave me a lump sum down for serial rights and copyright, and ran 'Philistia' through the pages of The Gentleman's.

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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