{"product_id":"2940153428697","title":"How to understand a publishing contract: Points of vigilance and traps to avoid for authors","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTools for Authors: How to understand a publishing contract\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYou just finished writing your novel, your essay, your memoirs. Or anything good.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003cli\u003eYou are so euphoric because a publishing house wants your text?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003cli\u003eIt vows to « take care of all »\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003cli\u003eYou will be able to – AT LAST – take a rest and harvest the fruits of your hard work.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003cli\u003eChampagne! You deserve to celebrate…\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eYou only have to sign the papers, below, on the right hand. Easy!\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003cli\u003e…But \u003cstrong\u003eSTOP!!!\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eATTENTION.\u003c\/strong\u003e A publishing or editing contract is a very special literature that binds you in time and space… and your author’s dream can quickly turn into nightmare if you do not detect in due time possible traps!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDo you think that a contract is unreadable for the man in the street?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003cli\u003eDo you run to the next lawyer to « digest » it and « translate » it in common english?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThink again, it is perfectly possible\u003c\/strong\u003e to understand a contract, to reduce costs and potential risks during the execution of a contract, by understanding the \u003cstrong\u003epoints of vigilance\u003c\/strong\u003e of \u003cstrong\u003ea publishing contrct\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWho are we?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWe are authors and have published dozens of ebooks\u003c\/strong\u003e. Having both a higher education in law school, our experience has led us to deal with many contractual documents. Olivier had to draft, negotiate, review and implement many contracts: drug trials, cultural institutions abroad, commercial companies. Professor in higher education, he practices daily « legal education ». Cristina was director of a publishing house and knows the constraints of this often difficult world and also did a lot of legal work.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSo we know the problem « from both sides of the fence »\u003c\/strong\u003e and would like you to understand that it is quite possible and realistic to hold together an effective partnership with your publishing house.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eSo, for a cordial and profitable cooperation with the publishing house, we want to share this useful information, from our experience, with you \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eWhat will you find in this practical eguide « How to understand a publishing contract »?\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e23 sections organized in 6 parts\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003cli\u003eWhat is a contract?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003cli\u003ePublishing contracts\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003cli\u003eOthers points of vigilance\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003cli\u003eNegotiations or talks\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003cli\u003eExecution of a publishing contract\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003cli\u003eEnding a publishing contract\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003cli\u003e120+ pages of useful info\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003cli\u003eadvice and examples to understand\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDo not be afraid of publishing contracts anymore, decrypt them and develop a cordial and profitable collaboration\u003c\/strong\u003e with your publishing house!\u003cbr\u003eAre you ready?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003eKind regards,\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003eCristina \u0026amp; Olivier Rebiere\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"PublishDrive","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47074505359600,"sku":"2940153428697","price":8.15,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940153428697_p0.jpg?v=1764052434","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940153428697","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}