Publishing children’s books poses several issues that can take on potentially added significance compared to when those same issues are presented within the scope of non-children’s book publishing. These issues…
All too often it seems both authors and publishers enter into an agreement for the publishing of the book without either side really giving any thought to the negotiating process.…
Authors may at some point run into a situation in which they interview someone and obtain information from them that ends up in a book, periodical, newspaper etc. This information…
When negotiating a ghostwriter agreement all parties must face a number of legal and business issues. The term ghostwriter loosely applies to agreements in which the writer both receives and…
If you are an author or a publisher contemplating using an independent contractor book editor to work on your or your author’s manuscript, there are a number of legal issues…
Merchandising rights have always been important but now have become essential, given the Internet and media resulting from it, and the accompanying worldwide exploitation. These rights are often not addressed…
by Ivan Hoffman Whether you are a publisher, author, website designer, site owner or otherwise, you may find yourself in the position of having to request permission to use protected…
by Ivan Hoffman, B.A. J. D. You are all in, and make your money from, the intellectual property business and must have an understanding of how the law affects you.…
The single biggest mistake made by publishers and authors is their failure to acquire exclusive rights to the work of cover artists and illustrators. The single biggest mistake! The failure…
