On Tue, 30 May 2000, Eric Eldred <eldred[_at_]eldritchpress.org> wrote:
>
> But now when we are almost in the 21st millennium it seems that
> publishers might be using contracts to retain as many rights as
> they can.
Book publishers do not "retain" rights; rights are granted to the publisher by the author, per the contract. I believe the word you want is "acquire."
> Authors need to be aware that their royalty stream might not be
> the same with eBooks as with printed books, and should seek a
> knowledgeable lawyer who can draft the most favorable contract.
Book contracts are not drafted by authors' lawyers but by publishers.
--Dodi Schultz
<schultz[_at_]compuserve.com>
Received on Wed May 31 2000 - 22:06:32 GMT
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