And at the six figure level, even if you get an agent to help you, still hire an
IP publishing lawyer for the negotiations and contracts.
In addition to
publishing lawyer fees, we believe that the guiding principle for professional responsibility is disclosure.
If you still feel that going with a traditional publisher is worth the loss in sales, hire an
IP publishing lawyer and a top agent for that project only.
They will be joined
by publishing lawyer Alex Hardy and Guildford Book Festival creative director Jim Parks, as well as Bookseller staff.
The next generation
of publishing lawyers, especially with respect to building online profile, starts with encouraging the regular routines of authorship early.
While in law school, Mary clerked for the Honorable Napoleon A. Jones, Jr. of the U.S. District Court (S.D. Cal) and was also an editorial writer for the
nationally published Lawyers Weekly newspaper.
While wearing
my publishing lawyer hat, authors often ask me about how to terminate an old (or unprofitable) publishing contract and obtain a reversion of their rights to the relevant works.
This is yet another reason why it's important to have
a publishing lawyer or agent review and negotiate your contracts — to ensure you keep these (and other) valuable rights.
If you still feel that going with a traditional publisher is worth the loss in sales, hire an IP
publishing lawyer to deal with the contract.
Before you sign any publishing contract, have it reviewed by a literary agent or
publishing lawyer.
Always have these contracts reviewed by
a publishing lawyer or agent before you sign.
Coincidentally, I was recently at a retreat where
a publishing lawyer talked about contracts, caveats, etc..
As
a publishing lawyer, I often hear from authors hoping to terminate old (or unfortunate) publishing contracts and obtain a reversion of rights to their works.
In my work as
a publishing lawyer, I frequently hear from authors hoping to terminate publishing contracts and obtain a reversion of rights to their published works.
If you have questions, or don't understand the contract terms, consult
a publishing lawyer.
But I recently came across an outstanding example of a law firm that
publishes its lawyers» fingerprints: allowing lawyers to tell their stories and open up about themselves and about what's important to them.
Each document will also link to
the publishing lawyer's profile and contact information.