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What's The Difference Between Grant of Rights and Assignments in a Book Contract?

Joseph Perry, Esq.

Aug 9, 2021
2 min

What's The Difference Between Grant of Rights and Assignments in a Book Contract?

When you receive your book contract, 99.9% of the time you will see a "grant of rights" section. What does that mean? Do you own your...

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3 Tips on Negotiating Out-of-Print Clauses in Book Contracts

Joseph Perry, Esq.

Jun 20, 2021
1 min

3 Tips on Negotiating Out-of-Print Clauses in Book Contracts

If you aren't happy with your publisher and/or your book isn't selling and you want your rights back, you'll need to protect yourself...

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Tips on Negotiating Grant of Rights Clauses In Author Agreements

Joseph Perry, Esq.

Jun 13, 2021
3 min

Tips on Negotiating Grant of Rights Clauses In Author Agreements

Usually the first provision you will see in a book publishing agreement will be the grant of rights section. A sample clause states the...

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