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The New World of Publishing: Publishing Reversion Clauses
In all the craziness of people getting angry at Random House for no advances and forcing authors to also pay for production, a major point was glossed over by almost everyone. When and how do you get your book back? Now John Scalzi touched on this in a fashion in a couple of his posts, but I always got the feeling from those posts he felt it didn’t matter that much. And for him, at the moment, it doesn’t. All his books are in print and Tor is treating him well for now. But that simple question will be the one aspect of your contract that in twenty years you…
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Think Like a Publisher 2013: Chapter 6: Sales Plans
This chapter is a pretty extensive revision of an early version of Think Like a Publisher. I wasn’t sure if I wanted to put this chapter and the next few here on the web site. I didn’t in the 2012 version, but now figured why not, a good discussion can always help if anyone is interested in having that discussion on the topic of this chapter. And honestly, this chapter tends to scare people something awful. So hold on. Think Like a Publisher 2013 is an updated version of the book from about a year ago, including some of what has changed and what I have learned over the last year or…
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Think Like a Publisher 2013: Chapter 5: Return on Investment
This chapter is brand new to any version of Think Like a Publisher. I’ve honestly been afraid to tackle this issue for some time, but think I might have a handle on it. Keep something clearly in mind as I talk about this: An indie publisher is still a publisher, the same as any traditional publisher. Think Like a Publisher 2013 is an updated version of the book from about a year ago, including some of what has changed and what I have learned over the last year or more. And some new chapters such as this one. I’m sure in another two years I’ll do a fourth edition. Every few…