{"product_id":"2940011067969","title":"Legal Matters","description":"\u003cp\u003eTheodore Sturgeon called THE BUSINESS OF BEING A WRITER \"the second best reference book a writer can have,after the dictionary.\" Harlan Ellison said, \"It may not make you a better writer, but it will keep you from being a poorer one.\" Isaac Asimov said, \"Read [this book]. It will tell you everything clearly and interrestingly.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePublished in 1982, before the widespread use of personal computers, the Internet, and electronic publishing, the book concentrated on writing and selling to the print media--books and magazines. Updated excerpts are now being reprinted on various topics--still focused on those primary areas, but still applicable to the current-day writer.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis excerpt discusses fair use and permissions for getting quotes, skirting the dangers of obscenity, libel and invasion of privacy, writers' wills and estates, and public lending rights.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Parsina Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47180725911792,"sku":"2940011067969","price":1.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940011067969_p0.jpg?v=1763899700","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940011067969","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}