PubMatch is a new initiative, a partnership between the US trade publication, Publishers Weekly, and The Combined Book Exhibit, which aims to connect publishers, authors and agents worldwide to strike rights deals. Bringing the connections and atmosphere of a book fair to a global, year-round accessible platform is their intention and ALLi hopes the integrated portal will give author-publishers crucial exposure and support in the international and subsidiary rights arena. ALLi director Orna Ross said "We are always looking for tools and organisations that can benefit indie authors and selling international and sub rights is always a challenge for all but the biggest of bestsellers. Yet we know there are many small presses all over the world who are interesting in indie work. We hope this service will allow our members to take hold of the international rights scene in a new way, to reach out to agents and publishers abroad and to receive alerts about potential buyers for their book rights." The service also allows the Alliance to put together a rights catalogue of all ALLi members' books, which can be taken to book fairs and other salient events. "Wherever we go, an up-to-date rights catalogue will go with us," says Ross. "This link with Pubmatch supplements our existing arrangement with London-based traditional agency, AM Heath, who will continue to offer representation to selected ALLi members."