Sentences with phrase «not author contracts»

Both of these shorts talk about some publishing legal issues, though not author contracts.

Not exact matches

Sundararajan, author of the book The Sharing Economy, said the company's fraught relationship with its contracted drivers hasn't exactly helped.

Copyright automatically belongs to the author so companies must make it clear that this is not the case in employment contracts;

And this chokehold not only affects the inventory you find on Christian bookstore shelves, but which books are contracted by publishers, what content gets edited in the writing and editing process, and the degree of freedom authors feel they have to speak on their own blogs and platforms.

They have a shelf life of 8/10 years at the very top if they are lucky so who can begrudge them the opportunity to make hay whilst the sun is shining... am not saying Sanchez is not money driven but the way the guy plays i can mortgage my life he actually enjoys the game, enjoys wining first and foremost then money comes 2nd... like the author of the article rightly pointed out, he was in Messi's shadow at Barca and could not express himself fully, now he is at a club where he is the main man and given a free role and license to express himself and i very much doubt if he will want to go to a club like Madrid (as been rumoured in the dailies today) to relieve the bad experience he suffered at Barca because let us face facts, he is never going to displace CR7 as the main man, so even if Madrid sells Benzema or Bale to make room for him he will be back to the same position he was at Barca, this time he will be playing 2nd fiddle to CR7 so my guess is all the Madrid talks is been fed the press by his agents to drive a hard bargain when contract extension talks resumes.....

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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.

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.

Senior author Regina LaRocque, MD, MPH, explains, «Measles is one of the most infectious diseases known — 90 percent of people who are not immune will contract measles from an even - minimal exposure to someone who is infected.

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.

«Academic faculty candidates negotiate increasingly nuanced and complex contracts that may not include tenure... and may not involve significant institutional commitment to salary,» the authors write, noting that 79 % of the former UCSF postdocs who now hold faculty positions are nontenure track.

The consortium will pay the contracts from an annual budget of $ 10 million, which is funded not by authors or research grants, but by pledges from more than a thousand libraries, funding agencies and research consortia across the world.

This isn't a bad thing as self - publishing offers many advantages, and in a lot of cases, successful self - published authors are offered contracts with publishers because of their existing author platforms as they've proven their appeal.

Sure, you can send out review copies and make book trailers (not for $ 150 tho), but if an author's end goal is to attract more readers — or even a publishing contract — they first need to get their work in front of people who can help them, and that's what the IRDAs are all about.

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 got a free consultation from a lawyer about a contract I was being offered by a publisher and he gave me two key pieces of advice: an audit clause means they have nothing to hide and allows you as an author to play IRS and look at their books if you think you're being cheated (an expensive process, but a good publisher wouldn't be afraid of you using it) and believe their BBB rating if they have one.

Wouldn't you rather publish a book with Outskirts Press, where the sixth clause in our author - friendly contract is: «AUTHORS SET THEIR OWN RETAIL PRICE to any price ending in.95 cents, provided the Retail Price exceeds the Wholesaler's Price.»

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.

I'm not sure how anyone would consider the new contract B&N is using would even remotely benefit an author in any way.

In month one, we assured our authors that their contracts wouldn't lock them down forever.

It's especially painful to read even the short excerpts from Sean Penn's book because his publishing contract validates the notion for authors that they only have to finish their stories, not write cleanly, diligently, with an ear for the reader and the love of the written word.

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.

In over thirty years of watching the publishing industry, I've never come across a big publisher whose self - publishing companies weren't author predators with over-priced costs, poor service, and egregious contracts.

Unlike the publishing companies who contract their services, they make their money selling services to authors, not by selling books.

It is the height of absurdity to say that someone who can't possibly make a living, largely because of onerous contract terms such as non-compete clauses, publishing with for example Hachette is an author but someone who self - publishes isn't.

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.

Not true... some big name authors are going in the other direction, deciding against taking the contract a publishing house is offering and self - publishing instead.

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.

If they become a publisher they will favor their own releases and there goes their relationship with authors not under contract to them.

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.

They have to think about their contractual obligations to authors (often defined in pre-Internet contracts); a myriad companies offering complex arrays of digital services; countless stories of the wonders and horrors of digital publishing; an apparent dearth of staff with both publishing and web - technical skills; financial pressure to cut costs, not start new departments with new staff; and the demands of their day jobs.

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.

«The term «vanity publishing» is mostly obsolete today as a company contracting with an author to assist with the production of a book is considered «self - publishing», not vanity publishing.

When authors stop signing contracts and then announce they are making as much, if not more, by selling direct to their customers (via Amazon / iTunes / etc), will those remaining trad pub authors still toe the line and defend their masters at all costs?

NOTE: It's important to note that unlike exclusivity with a traditional publisher, the contract applies only to a specific book, and not to the author's work as a whole.

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 have other author friends, multi-published, who have been dropped and can't get another contract from a traditional house.

For a year, I joined an online peer - review group; a sort of creative writing support group with a mix of published authors — on various magazines or under contract with publishing houses — and aspiring ones, but also something I wasn't aware of at the time: authors who published themselves (no Vanity Press).

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).

The contractual relationship between the author and the publisher is based on what's written in the signed book contract, not on implicit understandings.

``... 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?»