Contracts in Publishing: A toolkit for authors and publishers provides information on copyright-related aspects and contractual options in the publishing sector. With a balanced approach considering the interests of both authors and publishers, the publication offers guidance to building basic knowledge and skills for successful publishing, co-publishing and licensing deals, targeting an audience of authors, visual artists, translators and publishers, especially in developing countries.

Publishing continues to be a major industry worldwide, and this book is designed to assist the thousands of entities that regularly contract into a variety of agreements and need advice in drafting or negotiating the best terms for a deal, or otherwise employing or understanding specific terms used. This book-written and compiled by the in-house counsel of a major publishing house-offers more than 80 forms and templates of all of the major agreements regularly encountered by a publishing company, with strategic commentary on their use. Topics covered include book publishing, periodical publishing, electronic publishing, litigation/litigation avoidance, e-commerce and permissions/subsidiary rights. Each chapter begins with introductory text setting forth key issues and other insights, and then presents the related forms, which in turn are accompanied by drafting and negotiating tips. An accompanying CD-ROM to the book contains all of the forms in electronic format, which can easily be modified for the customer's use.

Many writers dream of having their work published by a respected publishing house, but don’t always understand publishing contract terms – what they mean for the contracting parties and how they inform book-publishing practice. In turn, publishers struggle to satisfy authors’ creative expectations against the industry’s commercial demands. This book challenges our perceptions of these author–publisher power imbalances by recasting the publishing contract as a cultural artefact capable of adapting to the industry’s changing landscape. Based on a three-year study of publishing negotiations, Katherine Day reveals how relational contract theory provides possibilities for future negotiations in what she describes as a ‘post negotiation space’. Drawing on the disciplines of cultural studies, law, publishing studies and cultural sociology, this book reveals a unique perspective from publishing professionals and authors within the post negotiation space, presenting the editor as a fundamental agent in the formation and application of publishing’s contractual terms.

This comprehensive and unrivalled book provides model agreements, covering a variety of publishing circumstances from head contracts to a range of licensing scenarios.Together with detailed explanatory notes, appendices covering areas of licensing which for practical reasons cannot easily be covered by a single precedent, a separate overview of legal developments and a CD-ROM containing the text of the precedents, this text is invaluable in drafting effective publishing agreements.New to this edition:The ninth edition has been fully revised and updated to include: New sample clauses to cover text and data mining in online subscription agreements; Fully updated Appendix on collective licensing; Revisions to reflect developments re agency and distribution models and data in relation to electronic precedents; All precedents (author and licence contracts), notes and appendices have been updated to take account of the latest digital developments; More coverage of Open Access in the introduction to Journal Contributor Agreements; Updates to the US Market appendix; Hardback and paperback reprintsContents:Acknowledgements for the Ninth Edition; Editor's Preface to the Ninth Edition; Legal Developments: An Introduction to the Ninth Edition; General Book: Author - Publisher Agreement; Educational, Academic, Scientific and Professional Book: Author - Publisher Agreement; Agreement for General Editor of a Book; Agreement for Contributor to a Book; Book Series Editor - Publisher Agreement; Academic Journal: Editor's Agreement; Society-Owned Journal Publishing Agreement; Journal Contributor Agreements; Agreements for Serial Rights; Translator's Agreement; Agreement for Sale of Translation Rights. Appendix: The People's Republic of China, central and eastern Europe and the post-Soviet Union Republics; Same-Language Low Price Reprint Agreement; Illustration and Artwork Agreement; Packaging Rights Agreement; International Co-edition Agreement; Film, Television and Allied Rights: Option and Assignment Agreements; Merchandising Rights Agreement; Introduction to Electronic Precedents; Licence to Digital Media Producer to Utilise Existing Print Material in Carrier Form; Licence to Institution to Make Existing Print Material Available by Local Networks to End Users within its Own Site; Licence to Institutions to Use Material Supplied in Electronic Form; Online Access to Database Agreement; E-book Distribution Agreement; App Development Agreement; Text and Data Mining (TDM): Sample Clauses for Subscription Agreement for Copyright Material; Appendices.Previous edition ISBN: 9781847665447

Publishing Law is an authoritative and engaging guide to a wide range of legal issues affecting publishing today. Hugh Jones and Christopher Benson present readers with clear and accessible guidance to the complex legal areas specific to the ever evolving world of contemporary publishing, including copyright, moral rights, contracts and licensing, privacy, confidentiality, defamation, infringement and trademarks, with analysis of legal issues relating to sales, advertising, marketing, distribution and competition. This new fifth edition presents updated coverage of the key principles of copyright , as well as new copyright exceptions, licensing and open access. There is also further in-depth coverage of the legal issues around the sale of digital content. Key features of the fifth edition include: updated coverage of EU and UK copyright, including a new chapter on copyright exceptions following the significant changes in the 2014 Regulations Comprehensive coverage of publishing contracts with authors, as well as with other providers, including translators, contributors and contracts for subsidiary rights up to date coverage of the Defamation Act 2013, and other changes to EU and UK legislation exploration of the legal issues relating to digital publishing, including eBook and other electronic agreements, data protection and online issues in relation to privacy, and copyright infringement a range of summary checklists on key issues, ranging from copyright ownership to promotion and data protection useful appendices offering an A to Z glossary of legal terms and lists of useful address and further reading.

Drafting International Contracts is an essential resource for anyone working in international business. The book is a straightforward, easy-to-use tool featuring all the latest trends and developments, including a summary of 25 years of meetings and discussions of the International Contracts Working Group, comprised of professional lawyers, corporate counsel, and academics. It offers a systematic analysis of the main clauses present in international contracts, providing abundant quotations of actual clauses, with critical assessments. The book fosters an understanding of how international contracts are drafted in actual practice. Published under the Transnational Publishers imprint.

An up-to-date and comprehensive handbook written by experienced professionals, covering all aspects of journal publishing, both online and in print.

Publish Your Book: Proven Strategies and Resources for the Enterprising Author is a professional guide to publishing success for the new and struggling author. With insider tips, up-to-date marketing strategies, timelines, and other resources, this book offers a comprehensive tour of the world of book publishing to help authors successfully navigate the industry. Whether you write fiction or nonfiction, this book will help you write your book for a target audience, build promotion into your book, write a successful query letter and book proposal, choose the right publishing option for your book, establish or strengthen your platform, get your book into bookstores, and successfully promote and sell your book. Authors and publishers in any genre and at any stage of the publishing process will benefit from this comprehensive resource, which is an exceptional companion to Promote Your Book (Allworth Press, 2011).

Written by a quartet of straight-talking author-lawyers, this is the most comprehensive and thorough reference guide on publishing law--in an easy to read format.