Sentences with phrase «author contracts do»

Not exact matches

Although there are other solutions already on the market that also claims to allow users to create smart contracts without any coding, Superset is one of the few that can do so with «plain English» as far as the author is aware.

And ideally would get less than $ 15M per — but I am predicting a future that is authored by the idiots in the front office — so I expect his deal with look something like $ 19M — $ 18M — $ 17M — my hope is that they don't throw in the fourth season at $ 20M and / or they don't match some nonsense max contract from Brooklyn (or whoever)... as I note, I see Lavine is a net negative player who could put up impressive numbers on a bad team — good for the tank.

No one exemplifies the benefits of a renewable marital contract better than Married with Luggage bloggers and authors Betsy and Warren Talbot, whom we interviewed for The New I Do: Reshaping Marriage for Skeptics, Realists and Rebels.

Our current contract — «until death» — might have worked when people didn't live all that long (according to the American sociologist and author Stephanie Coontz, the average marriage in colonial times lasted under 12 years); or when many women died in childbirth, freeing men to marry multiple times (which they did); and when men of means needed women to cook, clean and caretake, and women needed men for financial security.

The authors noted that most people who contract yellow fever do not have symptoms, but among the 15 percent of patients who develop severe illness, the fatality rate is between 20 percent and 60 percent.

That realization dawned on me this morning when I saw an announcement that a SF author I want to be when I grow up just signed a contract to do a collaboration with new to traditional publishing author.

Hi, I learnt my lesson with Xibris who is under the wing of Penguin House they were over the top with praises but got nothing right they didn't follow any of my instructions for my artwork or cover the did nt edit my manuscript as I paid $ 3500 for and received delay after delay after 8 months which they promised 6 weeks and my book would be in my hand and on shelves, I pulled the plug and cancelled payments through my bank and received all my money back I sent all 9 consultants emails on my termination of our contract due to their unprofessional ism and prying on new authors Plus I sent 9 written termination letters as stated in their contract I now have learnt research every publisher outlet in legitimacy saves on the heartache

I think this is a terrible contract for authors and it is the decent thing to do to warn people about what they may be considering getting into.

We will also send letters to the authors of these works and apologize for not printing that trade paper we told them they would get in their contract but then didn't after we saw their hardback didn't sell so well.

The more we can do to help authors navigate the tricky learning curve of either self - publishing or working with agents towards a trad publishing contract the better!

This quote is interesting in that, being an experienced self - published author, Lyons should recognize that there are hundreds of talented freelance editors at her disposal for self - publishing, and a contract with Minotaur Press didn't suddenly tap into a specialized resource.

The contracts of most authors at most publishing houses do not garner them very much money; royalty percentages are traditionally very low.

Hachette (and several of the authors, in syrupy open letters) has maintained that Amazon doesn't care about authors or the damage this contract negotiation does to the authors» livelihoods, that it only cares about its bottom line.

Which is why lots of authors end up doing both, self - publishing and publishing under a contract.

Authors who are wondering how they will fare would do well to go back to their contracts and then take a look at their past sales.

Did I say that a publishing contract automatically makes you an «Author» or «professional author&rAuthor» or «professional author&rauthor»?

Saying that saying that I'm not an author simply because none of my work was done under contract or I haven't attended classes in creative writing does not take away the reality that I am the author of what I right.

How does # 2 and # 3 fit in with the contract between author and agent?

If you've read anything about publishing contracts, you'll understand that the majority of authors don't get a say in how the book is edited, printed, marketed, or distributed.

I'm guessing that a lot of authors are not aware that even if they do not have an agent to represent them when dealing with a publishing contract they can always hire the services of an Intellectual Properties lawyer.

Because I don't want you to miss this opportunity to secure a publishing contract and experience the life - changing impact of becoming a published author!

I do not know what will happen in the future, and I understand how authors are being cheated under current e-book contracts, however, I do not read, nor do I plan to publish the type of fiction that does well self - published (romance, science fiction, horror, dystopian, paranormal).

I went to an author talk by a trad pubbed author and she had to buy a copy of her own book at the bookstore because her contract doesn't allow her to buy copies of her own book at a discount from the publisher.

I believe that the Big 6 publishers will continue to lose authors to independent publishing if they don't find a way to improve the terms of their contracts.

If Dymocks posts an ebook for sale on its website, it will have done enough under the contract to earn its exclusive right to the work worldwide for the author's lifetime plus 70 years — and not just in book form: all subsidiary rights such as film, and other electronic forms are included.

I realised they didn't do anything for me I couldn't either do myself or hire done (and contracting someone was MUCH cheaper than giving away 60 % of my royalties for 5 years — the only way this is a bargain is if you plan to sell small numbers of books, something no author should have in their plan.)

Meet as many authors and editors and publishers and agents as you can, take them to coffee if you can, and ask them every question that you can (do not ask them to read your book, help you get a contract, or help you sell it — just ask them to share what they know, and thank them with coffee and a nice hand - written note).

While the author should be willing to create an index if requested, paying the publisher to do it is ridiculous, and this language should be stricken from the contract.

``... for those countless midlist authors stuck with unconscionable contracts because they had no choice, and the multitude of authors kept out of the industry by gatekeepers such as yourself, it didn't work.

I do appreciate you showing up, at least you have a sack and aren't afraid to engage, but that doesn't mean you can give me an offhand, flowery answer about how you invest in an author (the same as I invest in myself and spent $ 1000 - $ 3000 per book to get it edited, cover art, etc.) and it will satisfy authors who want to know why your contracts demand lifetime + 70 years.

If an author does not have an agent it's advised for them to have the contract looked over by an IP lawyer.

Magdalen said: «And if RWA can't require its members to behave in a certain way, how does it have the power to require the contract between HQN and the author to be for a certain amount of money?»

The best three things you can do, for your sanity and protection, are to 1) try to resist opening newly published books you've edited, 2) remember that you've likely improved the manuscript in countless ways unfathomable to your author before you began editing, and 3) have an error clause in your contract.

In a business where authors traditionally have had to accept lousy contracts and low royalty rates just to be in the game, getting taken advantage of may seem the price of doing business.

My point was that if RWA goes too far towards trying to punish Harlequin in the future, it might actually end up engaging in actual price - fixing (not any wussy interference with contract): specifically, insisting upon price points and punishing publishers (or authors with publishers) that don't comply.

I don't want to hear about how this is a big falsehood (it isn't, I know at least fifteen authors, personally, not just internet pals, that have these contracts, and all are midlist at best).

Nonexclusive Contract Legal agreement in which the publisher does not exercise exclusive rights over the materials published in the author's book.

Harlequin did not confer with RWA, MWA, SFWA, etc. prior to either a. signing the final negotiated contract with Author Solutions b. publicly announcing Harlequin Horizons

It issued no official notification, and did not terminate authors» contracts or return their rights.

Contest wins for unpublished authors don't always lead to a book contract.

And if RWA can't require its members to behave in a certain way, how does it have the power to require the contract between HQN and the author to be for a certain amount of money?

I know this doesn't matter because Hatchette said no, but people keep wondering how 100 % of profits would work with Hatchette authors and their contracts.

Unless somewhere in the contract the author agrees to this unknown amount of copies of their book being given away, I don't know how Amazon can just send them out without royalty payment to the author.

If Publisher does not: eBook price: $ 10.00 $ 7.00 received by publisher (after 30 % sales commission to retailer) 25 % of net royalty Royalty to author: $ 1.75 per title sold Yep, definitely worth the time to find out exactly how this term is going to be defined in the contract when it comes to electronic books.

There are stories about declining advances, contracts slanted increasingly in the publisher's favor, and authors stuck in contracts, and unable to do anything about it (think about many of the similar stories you've heard about rock bands stuck in contracts over the years).

You don't have to be a New York book agent to accept queries from authors, submit their work to publishers, and negotiate contracts.

Even authors who have a contract with a traditional publisher are faced with times when they may want some assistance to do everything they can to make their book a success.

If you're interested in choosing a vanity publisher, check out the website Preditors & Editors at Pred-Ed.com and do some research on other authors» experiences before signing any contracts.

While critics and supporters on both sides argue over the costs of doing business, the power of capitalism, even the poor contract terms that many traditionally published authors face, the sad fact is that the readers are being left out of much of the discussion.

But the same thinking that makes a publisher offer a book contract to an internet comedian does speak volumes about how indie authors can work to reach new readers and build an audience that will buy their books.