OT (a Little) Book Publishing Deals

[Tom]

I have a few questions (if anyone knows) about book publishing deals.
Assuming you have an idea, it seems to me (NOT knowing a thing on this
subject) that the most important contract issues (from the author's
view) would be:

1) Royalty per book sold.
2) Number a books the publisher is gong to produce on the 1st
printing. (suggesting the publisher's confidence in the product)

Can anyone shead some light here, after a dozon conbinations of search
phases/word, I can't find much in google on this.

TIA

Tom

[Bas Cost Budde]

Tom wrote:

I have a few questions (if anyone knows) about book publishing deals.
Assuming you have an idea, it seems to me (NOT knowing a thing on this
subject) that the most important contract issues (from the author's
view) would be:

1) Royalty per book sold.
2) Number a books the publisher is gong to produce on the 1st
printing. (suggesting the publisher's confidence in the product)

Typical design issue. Even hardly OT, if you ask my opinion. You didn't?
How dare you ;-)

But, I suggest you have interviews with potential users. Call some
publishers in the neighborhood (I am going to do that shortly but that
is Holland, is that of any value to you?), contact some authors, ask
their view.

Some contracts include an amount per word. Some contracts include
'secondary rights' (escaped me). Some include a minimum amount to
produce/sell before the author will receive something, or a bonus.

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Bas Cost Budde
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