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Quality Paperback & CD (Windows/Mac), 161 pages, 8 1/2 x 11 inches
Publisher: Allworth Press; ISBN: 1581153953;
Publication date: Jan 2005, ©2004, 99, 96, 90
Catalog# 3953-2
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The third edition of this popular guide contains 24 essential business and legal forms for authors and self-publishers. Revised and expanded, this edition includes four new forms: e-book contract, e-article contract, translation contract, and reversion of rights agreement. Each form is accompanied by step-by-step instructions, advice on standard contractual provisions, and unique negotiation checklists for making the best deal. Other forms include: estimate form; confirmation of assignment; permission form; nondisclosure agreement; license agreements for rights and electronic rights; and copyright application. Also provided are contracts with literary agents, publishers, independent contractors, book designers, printers e-book contract, e-article contract, translation contract, and reversion of rights agreement, sales reps, and book distributors. This classic reference includes a CD-ROM containing the forms in the most popular word processing formats for both PC and Mac platforms.
Description
for previous edtion:
Business & Legal Forms For
Authors & Self-Publishers contains a complete
set of
business
and legal forms, including sample contracts, for your every need as an author
or selfpublisher. At the front of Business and Legal Forms for Authors and
Self-Publishers you'll find one copy each of twenty different forms, each
with an explanatory
discussion and step-by-step instructions on how to fill it out. At the back
of the book you'll find --on tear-out pages perforated for easy use -- another
8 1/2" x 11" copy of each form. These forms can be photocopied for
use again and again in your profession. In addition, all the forms
are included
on a CD-ROM to aid in customizing for individual needs.
You'll also find such additional helpful information as an introduction to contracts, how to negotiate, advice on standard contractual provisions, and how to contact volunteer lawyers for the arts. Unique negotiation checklists for each form guide you to the best deal-even if the other party has drafted the contract.
Business & Legal Forms For Authors & Self-Publishers Includes...
- Estimate Form
- Confirmation of Assignment
- Invoice Covering Reproduction Rights
- Contract with a Literary Agent
- Book Publishing Contract (Including Checklists for Contracts with Book Packagers and Subsidy Publishers)
- Collaboration Agreement
- Contract to License Audio Rights
- Permission Form (to Use Copyrighted Work)
- Nondisclosure Agreement for Submitting Ideas
- Privacy Release
- Author's Lecture Agreement
- Contract with a Printer (including Form to Request Printing Price Quotations)
- Contract with a Sales Rep
- Contract with Book Distributor
- Property Release
- Transfer of Copyright
- Copyright Application Form TX (for Text)
- Contract with an Independent Contractor
- License of Rights
- License of Electronic Rights
Praise for Business and Legal Forms for Authors and Self-Publishers
"Business and Legal Forms for Authors and Self-Publishers by Tad Crawford is an indispensable reference that contains samples of every kind of contract and business form you may ever need. Accompanying this material is some no-nonsense advice about how to negotiate winning contracts, use the forms to your advantage, and generally make the best deals possible." -The Weigand Report
About The Author
Tad Crawford, attorney, author, and publisher, served as General Counsel for the Graphic Artists Guild and legislative counsel for creators' groups fighting to improve the federal copyright and tax laws. Author of The Writer's Legal Guide, Legal Guide for the Visual Artist, and The Secret Life of Money, he is a regular columnist for Communication Arts Magazine.
Business And Legal Forms For Authors And Self-Publishers
Our price: $25.45
Catalog#
3953-2