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Authors Guild Bulletin readers: Please copy and paste “bit.ly/V8NIiv” into your browser for the sample clause concerning split royalty checks.

The clause is the first paragraph at bit.ly/V8NIiv. A production error caused the wrong link to appear in Mark Levine’s page 49 response to the letter to the editor in the Fall 2012/Winter 2013 issue of the Bulletin. Please accept our apologies on behalf of the Bulletin for the error.

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Do “Print-on-Demand” Editions Keep a Book in Print Forever?

Q. Is a book out of print if it is available only in a POD (print-on-demand) edition? A. Unfortunately, the answer to your question in large part depends on how “out of print” or “in print” is defined in your contract (assuming it is defined at all). Some contracts, even from 20 years ago, specify…

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How Often Should Royalties Be Paid?

Q. Is there a commonly accepted schedule of royalty accounting and corresponding royalty payments? My publisher does its accounting only two times a year and sends that accounting and royalties to the author five months after the end of the reporting period. A. Most trade publishers prepare author royalty statements twice yearly, for the January-June…

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