Re: e-book publishing

From: Dodi Schultz <SCHULTZ[_at_]compuserve.com>
Date: Wed, 31 May 2000 18:04:09 -0400

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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