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Should I Copyright My Novels Myself or Have My Publisher Do It?
I have four thoroughly reviewed novels right now and I am wanting to copyright them before May 2020. But, I am having doubts as to whether or not I should. I am aiming for traditional publication and ...
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How much should I pay the copyright holder for the right to translate a book and sell copies?
Suppose I'm a local publisher. If I want to translate a book, print it and sell translated copies, how much should I propose to pay to the copyright holder? Is there some acceptable percentage of book ...
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Can I publish a "revised edition" of my book with a different publisher?
I published my book in 2013 with one publisher in India. As I was unhappy with the publisher—he had made changes to the book while editing which I was not happy with—the book did not do very well. I ...
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Legal snags publishing a short story with one publisher, extended story with another publisher?
Are there any legal snags involved with publishing a short story with one publisher and publishing a full length book that includes a more detailed account of the short story (as well as more ...
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How to protect my idea/design to re-publish a public domain book?
I found a public domain book that has never been re-published and I wanted to include illustrations with the book. If I submit manuscripts to publishers, how can I protect my idea? What if they just ...
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Copyright of a book which is out of print
I have a question on a book which its last edition was published about 50 years ago and its author died about 47 years ago. Now it is out of print. The last edition of the book I am interested was ...
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Are there any well-known fiction author-publisher fights about royalty and copyright retention?
I read an earlier question on the same/similar topic with interest. I also read author's guild of America sharing to authors to keep the copyright with them.
While it is much easier to get Music ...
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What is the Normal Process for Gathering Permissions for Quotation Collections
I am contemplating gathering a collection of quotations from a single writer, similar to The Quotable [C.S.] Lewis by Wayne Martindale [Tyndale].
Most of the writers works remain under copyright, ...
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Copyright - Can I go to any other publisher?
I have a question. I have self-published a book through Partridge publishing.
This is what my contract says -
"1.4. You will retain all rights to the content of the Work. We do not own rights to your ...
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