How to understand a publishing contract
Points of vigilance and traps to avoid for authors
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| Author: | Olivier Rebiere, Cristina Rebiere | ISBN: | 1230001421132 |
| Publisher: | Olivier Rebiere | Publication: | November 9, 2016 |
| Imprint: | 2 | Language: | English |
| Author: | Olivier Rebiere, Cristina Rebiere |
| ISBN: | 1230001421132 |
| Publisher: | Olivier Rebiere |
| Publication: | November 9, 2016 |
| Imprint: | 2 |
| Language: | English |
Tools for Authors: How to understand a publishing contract
- You just finished writing your novel, your essay, your memoirs. Or anything good.
- You are so euphoric because a publishing house wants your text?
- It vows to « take care of all »
- You will be able to – AT LAST – take a rest and harvest the fruits of your hard work.
- Champagne! You deserve to celebrate…
- You only have to sign the papers, below, on the right hand. Easy!
…But STOP!!!
ATTENTION. A publishing or editing contract is a very special literature that binds you in time and space… and your author’s dream can quickly turn into nightmare if you do not detect in due time possible traps!
- Do you think that a contract is unreadable for the man in the street?
- Do you run to the next lawyer to « digest » it and « translate » it in common english?
Think again, it is perfectly possible to understand a contract, to reduce costs and potential risks during the execution of a contract, by understanding the points of vigilance of a publishing contrct.
Who are we?
We are authors and have published dozens of ebooks. Having both a higher education in law school, our experience has led us to deal with many contractual documents. Olivier had to draft, negotiate, review and implement many contracts: drug trials, cultural institutions abroad, commercial companies. Professor in higher education, he practices daily « legal education ». Cristina was director of a publishing house and knows the constraints of this often difficult world and also did a lot of legal work.
So we know the problem « from both sides of the fence » and would like you to understand that it is quite possible and realistic to hold together an effective partnership with your publishing house.
So, for a cordial and profitable cooperation with the publishing house, we want to share this useful information, from our experience, with you [
Tools for Authors: How to understand a publishing contract
- You just finished writing your novel, your essay, your memoirs. Or anything good.
- You are so euphoric because a publishing house wants your text?
- It vows to « take care of all »
- You will be able to – AT LAST – take a rest and harvest the fruits of your hard work.
- Champagne! You deserve to celebrate…
- You only have to sign the papers, below, on the right hand. Easy!
…But STOP!!!
ATTENTION. A publishing or editing contract is a very special literature that binds you in time and space… and your author’s dream can quickly turn into nightmare if you do not detect in due time possible traps!
- Do you think that a contract is unreadable for the man in the street?
- Do you run to the next lawyer to « digest » it and « translate » it in common english?
Think again, it is perfectly possible to understand a contract, to reduce costs and potential risks during the execution of a contract, by understanding the points of vigilance of a publishing contrct.
Who are we?
We are authors and have published dozens of ebooks. Having both a higher education in law school, our experience has led us to deal with many contractual documents. Olivier had to draft, negotiate, review and implement many contracts: drug trials, cultural institutions abroad, commercial companies. Professor in higher education, he practices daily « legal education ». Cristina was director of a publishing house and knows the constraints of this often difficult world and also did a lot of legal work.
So we know the problem « from both sides of the fence » and would like you to understand that it is quite possible and realistic to hold together an effective partnership with your publishing house.
So, for a cordial and profitable cooperation with the publishing house, we want to share this useful information, from our experience, with you [
