Negotiating A Book Contract
A Guide for Authors, Agents, and Lawyers
by Mark L. Levine
- Introduction
- Grant of Rights
- The Manuscript
- Time of Delivery
- What to Deliver
- Satisfactory Manuscript
- Return of Advance
- Editor’s Response
- Index
- Representations and Warranties
- Indemnification
- Relationship with Other Contracts
- Publication
- Changes in Manuscript
- Title Approval
- Cover Consultation or Approval
- Index
- Copyright Notice
- Copyright—“Work for Hire”
- Advance
- Amount
- Timing
- Bonuses
- Flow-through
- Repayment
- Miscellaneous
- Royalties
- “Standard” Royalty Rates
- Hardcover
- Trade Paperback
- Mass Market Paperbacks
- Children’s Hardcover Books
- Children’s Paperback Books
- Textbooks
- E-Books
- Royalties for Verbatim Electronic Editions
- Net, Royalties Based On
- “Deep Discount”
- Other Reduced Royalties
- Small Printings
- Reprints
- Mail Order
- Subsidiary Rights
- Introduction; List of Rights
- Points to Watch Out For—General
- Income
- Division with Publisher
- When Paid (Flow-through)
- More About Certain Rights
- Royalty Statements
- Termination
- Out of Print
- Effect of Termination.
- Option
- Competitive Books
- “Next Book” Clauses
- Revised Editions
- Appointment of Agent
- Electronic Rights
- Multimedia Rights
- Other Non-Verbatim Electronic Rights
- General
- Other Important Clauses
- Advertising and Material by Others
- Reservation of Rights
- Affiliates
- Arbitration
- Assignment
- Right to Audit
- Credit
- Return of Manuscript and Art
- Free Copies
- Governing Law
- Paperback
- On-Demand and Self-Publishing Contracts
- Appendix A— Sample Letter of Comments
- Appendix B— Author-Agent Contracts
- Notes
- Index
- About the Author
