Natalie has over 16 years of
experience in permissions. Her career began with an internship
at The Wilson Quarterly where she obtained permission for artwork.
She continued to expand her expertise at the University of Missouri,
Columbia, becoming Coordinator of the Custom Publishing Department
at the University Bookstore. Natalie has attended and presented
at numerous conferences about the importance of copyright and
obtaining permission, including ConTEXT, the annual text-book
conference hosted by the National Association of College Stores.
Natalie and Melissa combined their skills and energy in 2001
to form FreelancePermissions.com.
Natalie
Giboney Turner, Partner
FreelancePermissions.com 5401 Blue Water Lake Drive
Fort Worth, TX 76137
Phone (817) 739-5026
Fax (817) 479-6439
ncg ~at~ freelancepermissions.com
Melissa has been handling permissions
since 1997. She first developed her permission procuring and
research skills as a Custom Publishing supervisor under Natalie’s
tutelage at the University Bookstore of the University of Missouri,
Columbia. Upon graduation, Melissa launched a full-time career
as a freelancer, building a client base of well-respected publishers,
and in 2001 she reunited with Natalie to form FreelancePermissions.com.
Melissa has successfully handled a wide range of projects from
Spanish language textbooks to electronic library databases,
with particular expertise in children’s book images.
Melissa
Flamson, Partner
FreelancePermissions.com
564 West 5566 South
Murray, UT 84123
Phone (801) 262-2612
Fax (801) 262-2618
mel ~at~ freelancepermissions.com
Clients
Our clients include Amber Lotus Publishing, American Psychiatric
Publishing, Inc., Arts Lounge, Bent Tree Press, Bill Smith Group, Biological Sciences
Curriculum Study, Bookmasters, Inc., Books by Brookes, Cambridge University Press, Cengage Learning, Center for Art, Design, and Visual Culture, UMBC, Chelsea House, Ellen Reid's Book Shepherding(R), Farrar, Straus & Giroux,
Focus Publishing, Fulcrum Publishing, Greenfire Creative, Harcourt, Hayden-McNeil, iUniverse, John Wiley & Sons, The Mattford Group, McGraw-Hill, New Leaders for New Schools,
Oxford University Press, Pearson Education, PeopleSpeak, Publication Services, Quarasan!, Rabbinical Assembly, Random House Ltd. UK, Rowohlt Verlag,
Schoolhouse Network, Shambhala Publications, Tributary Books, University Publishing Projects, WordWise,
Inc., and Yale University Press, as well as individual authors.
Buzz
Watch our new film, "Freelancing: The New Way to Work." It's our entry into Elance.com's 2009 The New Way to Work contest.
Featuring: Melissa Flamson and Natalie Giboney Produced by: David Purdy, Shaine Greenwood, Charles Mills
Artwork by: John Kline
Also, you can check out our interview by PubGuy,
whose site provides resources for authors regarding Print-On-Demand
publishing, particularly information on POD publisher iUniverse.
CONFERENCES
AND TRADE SHOWS
The Hebrew Book Week, June 2-12, 2010
Tel Aviv and Haifa
Past Exhibits
BookExpo America,
2007
New
York, NY
BookExpo
America, 2006
Washington, DC
BookExpo
America, 2005
New York, NY
PubWest 2004 Book Industry Trade Show
Austin, TX
BookExpo
America, 2004
Chicago, IL
BookExpo America,
2003
Los Angeles, CA
PubWest
2002 National Book Industry Trade Show
Lake Tahoe, NV
Copyright
Presentations by Natalie Giboney
Super Regional
Meeting and Buying Show, Lake Harmony, PA, 2004
Copyright Issues
ConTEXT, Panama
City, FL, 1999
Custom Publishing: Ground Zero
University of
Missouri-Columbia, 1998-1999
Importance of copyright compliance for professors