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nonagented en · ADJ

Etymology

From non- + agented.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Negotiated without the involvement of an agent.
    • Larger incentives are paid for direct deals versus nonagented deals. 2005, The Secured Lender - Volume 61, page 50:
    • The third party , not a participant in the nonagented transaction, generally has exchanged assets (cash for the BA) by reselling the BA in the secondary market and has merely accommodated the accepting bank (most likely for a small fee) in providing proceeds from the sale of the BA to the beneficiary of the draft. 1983, Washington Financial Reports - Volume 40, page 1334:
    • For nonagented, nonfiction deals, university presses remain a good option, and they produce classy (though expensive) books. 2009, Craig Baehr, Robert C. Schaller Jr., Writing for the Internet, page 206:
  2. (not-comparable) Not having an agent.
    • Some fields, like graphic design, are rarely represented by agents, whereas in other fields, like illustration, you'll find a mixed bag of agented and nonagented artists. 2010, Joy Deangdeelert Cho, Meg Mateo Ilasco, Creative, Inc.:, page 120:
    • While some multipublished single-title authors manage to market and negotiate their own contracts, the single-title genre offers more difficulties to the nonagented writer than series romances. 2008, Christie Craig, Faye Hughes, The Everything Guide to Writing a Romance Novel:
    • These increases have an impact on the entire market and serve to benefit all authors, the nonagented as well as those with representation. 1999, The Publishers Weekly - Volume 246, page 30:
  3. (not-comparable) Represented by the artist rather than by an agent.
    • While there are a number of children's publisheers who are open to nonagented material, using the services of an agent or rep can be beneficial to a writer or artist. 2019, Amy Jones, Children's Writer's & Illustrator's Market 2020, page 222:
    • They don't have time to look at the nonagented books. 2015, Richard Paul Evans, The Mistletoe Inn, page 92:
    • As a general rule, agented submissions are responded to faster than nonagented submissions , online magazines are quicker than print magazines , and nonfiction submissions — due to the potential timeliness of their content — are handled faster than fiction . 2020, Courtney Maum, Before and After the Book Deal, page 45: