Francine | March 21, 2009
Before you sign that book contract, know what’s in it. Here are a few of the contract provisons that you should pay special attention to:
Territories — how broad is the scope of the publisher’s reach? Are you giving them permission to sell/distribute your book worldwide, or just in select countries?
Advances — This is a loan, and you need to [...]
Francine | March 19, 2009
All book deals are NOT created equal. This is the first of a 2-part blog post on publishing deals. One will offer my perspective as a published author, who received a 6-figure book deal from Random House for my first book. The second, will be my perspective as an attorney, who represents authors.
Francine | March 14, 2009
How to register your trademark. Do a THOROUGH trademark search, and I mean thorough. Going on the Internet is NOT doing a thorough search.
Francine | March 6, 2009
Yesterday, I was invited to share my story in a book on women who had succeeded against all odds. After reading the one page release, I called up my contact and said, “I can’t sign this agreement as it’s written.” She said, “Francine, if you’re going to have your story included in this exceptional book [...]
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