You've finally finished your book and someone wants to publish it! They want to pay you an advance! You can already see yourself as a rich and famous author!
There's just the little matter of the publishing contract. Everybody tells you it's just a formality. They're all the same.
What could go wrong?
Plenty.
David Vandagriff is an attorney who primarily represents authors, including helping them get out of the first contracts they've signed.
This is a short ebook - about 8,000 words - so it's a quick read.
In The Nine Worst Provisions in Your Publishing Contract, David shows you some of the problems with the "standard contracts" that publishers ask authors to sign. He suggests changes in these contract provisions that can help protect an author's income and career.
Reading this book is no substitute for meeting with an attorney, but it will get you started thinking about what your contract really means for your future career as an author and what newbie mistakes you can avoid.
There's just the little matter of the publishing contract. Everybody tells you it's just a formality. They're all the same.
What could go wrong?
Plenty.
David Vandagriff is an attorney who primarily represents authors, including helping them get out of the first contracts they've signed.
This is a short ebook - about 8,000 words - so it's a quick read.
In The Nine Worst Provisions in Your Publishing Contract, David shows you some of the problems with the "standard contracts" that publishers ask authors to sign. He suggests changes in these contract provisions that can help protect an author's income and career.
Reading this book is no substitute for meeting with an attorney, but it will get you started thinking about what your contract really means for your future career as an author and what newbie mistakes you can avoid.
