Paperback Agreement

As a general rule, hardbacks charge a 10% fee and the paperback 7.5%. Remember that in picture books, these characters are shared between the author and the illustrator. Sometimes the children`s fiction titles illustrated in black and white also carry a small fee for the illustrator, which is extracted from the entire royalty. Most novelty books, including cardboard books, work with a lower fee, for example. B 5%, or less, due to high production costs and relatively low selling price. D. When third parties have revised, limit the reimbursement of fees (revor tax) to 25-50% of the royalties otherwise due author for the first revision and 50-75% for the second revision (no payment to revisionists should be deducted from the author`s funds due according to other agreements). Perhaps the most important aspect of a book contract is your copyright. Your copyright is your right to reproduce and publish your work. In a traditional book contract, the author reserves copyright and the book publisher acquires the right to distribute the book in its many forms in different territories (the treaty called it “the work”. The treaty defines the obligations and rights of each party.B.

If no agreement is reached, the author may terminate (possibly subject to the “first product” – see point 2.A). Other ancillary rights are reproduction rights (large print, book club, paperbacks, etc.), serial rights (the right to publish in newspapers and magazines), anthology and citation rights, educational rights, audio rights, etc. There is usually a percentage against any right, and that is the author`s share in each deal. As a general rule, the author receives at least 50% on these agreements and more in the case of serial, us and translation rights. The rights listed in the sub-ownership clause should be cross-referenced with the opening clause of the granting of rights in order to determine their compliance. Fixed book price systems with different projects have existed in some developed countries since the beginning of the 20th century. They remain in force in a third Member State of the European Union as well as in some other countries. Despite the name, most laws and conventions on the price of the book do set minimum prices, allowing sellers to deviate to a small extent from a price set by publishers. They therefore merely limit price competition and do not completely repress it. [1] The main reason for the introduction of the FBP (either by agreement or by law) is the belief that a dense network of well-stocked and quality bookstores is a necessary condition for the publication of a large number of books considered to be desirable for the cultural life of a country (Canoy, van Ours – van der Ploeg 2006, p.