Comments on: Don’t Sign Dumb Contracts

By: Don’t Sign Dumb Contracts : Michael Montoure's "Bloodletters"

Don’t Sign Dumb Contracts : Michael Montoure's "Bloodletters" — Tue, 24 May 2011 16:13:57 +0000

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By: How to Read a Book Contract - How Long Does It Last? | The Passive Voice

How to Read a Book Contract - How Long Does It Last? | The Passive Voice — Mon, 16 May 2011 15:17:24 +0000

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By: Passive Guy

Passive Guy — Tue, 10 May 2011 22:02:24 +0000

There is a long contract, but basically CreateSpace is a printer and distributor, not a publisher. They don’t claim any rights to your book except the right to sell it at a price you set for as long as you permit them to do so.

By: sammie

sammie — Tue, 10 May 2011 20:56:17 +0000

Justin bieber as a zombie! What about slelf publihed books at places like create space? Its a print on demand thru amazon. I was looking into it but I didn’t see anything close to a contract.

By: I can see many roles agents could fill in the 21st century publishing world | The Passive Voice

Tue, 10 May 2011 17:35:15 +0000

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By: (Semanário 108) « Caneta, Papel e Lápis

(Semanário 108) « Caneta, Papel e Lápis — Tue, 10 May 2011 11:16:17 +0000

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By: Passive Guy

Passive Guy — Mon, 09 May 2011 20:24:27 +0000

Tom – See the first in a series of blog posts, “How to Read a Book Contract” that I just put up.

By: Tom Attwood

Tom Attwood — Mon, 09 May 2011 19:54:12 +0000

I found that all the software delivery penalty clauses droppped out when I said “Only if there is a matching incentive clause for early completion.” That usually stopped the interest cold.

Glad you’re recovering – but please keep telling us what we’re doing wrong

By: Passive Guy

Passive Guy — Sun, 08 May 2011 20:49:16 +0000

Agreed, Brandon.

By: Brandon Wood

Brandon Wood — Sun, 08 May 2011 19:52:27 +0000

As others have said, the idea of a minimum wage clause is a great one. Equally important, as you mentioned, is making sure the rights reverse back to you at some point: with e-books taking over larger portions of book sales, you don’t want to be stuck getting a smaller percentage of your e-book for years and years.