Understanding and Negotiating Book Publication Contracts /
Authors are sometimes so grateful to receive a publication offer that they may be tempted to sign the first version of a publication contract that they receive, especially if negotiating seems complicated, intimidating, or risky. But there is a lot at stake for authors in a book deal, and it is well...
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| Language: | English |
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Baltimore, Maryland :
Project Muse,
2019
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| Series: | Authors Alliance ;
no. 4. Book collections on Project MUSE. |
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction. About this guide
- Contract basics
- Negotiation fundamentals. The grant of rights
- What rights?
- The grant of rights clause
- Subsidiary rights. Your obligations
- Your book
- Future works. Getting your book to market
- The finishing touches
- Copyright registration
- Advertising and promotion. Follow the money
- Advances
- Royalties
- accounting. Parting ways
- Assignment provisions
- Termination
- Conclusion.