Full fathom five book packager

But full fathom five hasnt been without its troubles. Inside full fathom five, james freys youngadultnovel. The first book in the series, i am number four, even had a film adaptation that was released by disney in 2011. So what is full fathom five, and why do i disagree with it. Producer full fathom five 2, tom tatman writtenby melcher, ff5 notes. But i guess what bothers me most about full fathom five is how cynically they target the young adult market for their productssorry, i mean their books. Now, personally, ive decided not to buy full fathom five books. James frey is the author of a million little pieces, a book he sold as a memoir and was later discovered that most of it was fabricated andor exaggerated. Discovering which books are a product of full fathom five comes. Full fathom five is a content creation company founded in 2010 by bestselling author james frey. The multimedia packaging business full fathom five, the brainchild of james frey who until lance armstrong appears on tv today, was likely oprahs most famous confessor has refined a business formula that marries talented writers, filmmakers, television producers, video game makers and toy designers, into one big collaborative ip factory.

Inside full fathom five, james freys youngadultnovel assembly. Full fathom five could use the writers name or a pseudonym without his or her permission, even if the writer was no longer involved with the series, and the company could substitute the writers full name for a pseudonym at any point in the future. Scififantasy books from full fathom five scifi fantasy mystery thriller horror romance contemporary fiction young adult adult everything sort by release date title. Most book packaging companies, like paper lantern lit, are pretty transparent.

Full fathom fives first book, written by frey and jobie hughes under a. So theres alloy and theres full fathom five, and then there are a few other literary development packagers that have emerged even more recently. Full fathom five paingiver 1988, brown translucent. Full fathom five 9780864450210 by bain, mary albertus and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now at great prices. The writer would be financially responsible for any legal action brought against the book but would not own its. The book packagers writer will sometimes share in the revenue but. Since its formation, full fathom five has developed over 50. Full disclosureas an editor, i passed on i am number four, partly because the secrecy over authorship gave me the willies.

The multimedia packaging business full fathom five, the brainchild of james frey who until lance armstrong appears on tv today, was. Publishing industry seachange, brought to you by james. On book packagers and literary development companies. In exchange for delivering a finished book within a. For those of you who dont know, full fathom five is a book packaging company owned by james frey. Full fathom five, the company launched by writer james frey in 2009 to package ya novels and series, announced the creation of an online publishing division, full fathom five digital. On boycotting and full fathom five confessions of a book. Full fathom five are the famous opening words of a song sung by the. He recruited jobie hughes, an aspiring writer, and suggested they team up to write this story. Full fathom five is a packaging company, not a publisher. This is the essence of the terms being offered by freys company full fathom five. Im not going to get into explaining book packaging and full fathom five because.