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Publishing Agreement with Author for Digital Publication Rights as well as Print

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This is a comprehensive form covering the terms and rights and obligations of the parties for publication of an e-book. Provisions are made for assignability, record-keeping and accounting, handling of revisions, proofs, royalties, and much more.


An e-book (short for electronic book, also written eBook or ebook) is an e-text that forms the digital media equivalent of a conventional printed book, often protected with a digital rights management system. E-books are usually read on personal computers or smart phones, or on dedicated hardware devices known as e-book readers or e-book devices. Many mobile phones can also be used to read e-books. This form is a generic example that may be referred to when preparing such a form for your particular state. It is for illustrative purposes only. Local laws should be consulted to determine any specific requirements for such a form in a particular jurisdiction.

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Usually, the author of the creative work is the owner of the copyright. But in the publishing industry, the owner of the copyright may be the publishing company due to an agreement between the author and the publisher. Some of the big names in book publishing are Random House, DoubleDay, and Penguin.

Self-published authors can make between 40% 60% royalties on a single book sale while traditionally published authors usually make between 10%-12% royalties. First-time authors who want to traditionally publish can get an advance, which is usually $10,000 (usually not that much more for a first-timer).

The average author with a first-time book deal can expect to receive an advance of $5,000 to $15,000. Once your book is released, you won't see another dime until you have earned back that advance$1.25 at a timeuntil the advance is paid back in full.

Should I copyright my book before I submit it to editors and agents? There is no need to copyright your book (with the U.S. Copyright Office) before submitting it.The publisher merely handles the paperwork on behalf of the author, and the copyright is the author's property.

Some of the most essential clauses of a standard (boilerplate) book publishing contract are: Grant of Rights, Subsidiary Rights, Delivery and Acceptance, Publication, Copyright, Advance (if there is any), Royalties, and Out of Print.

Author assigns copyright to the publisher Assignment of copyright is generally permanent unless the agreement indicates otherwise. If the author assigns copyright to the publisher; the publisher can also, at their discretion, enter into agreements with other parties to use the work.

Typically, an author can expect to receive the following royalties: Hardback edition: 10% of the retail price on the first 5,000 copies; 12.5% for the next 5,000 copies sold, then 15% for all further copies sold. Paperback: 8% of retail price on the first 150,000 copies sold, then 10% thereafter.

Author assigns copyright to the publisher Assignment of copyright is generally permanent unless the agreement indicates otherwise. If the author assigns copyright to the publisher; the publisher can also, at their discretion, enter into agreements with other parties to use the work.

Under standard royalties, an author gets roughly 20 to 30% of the publisher's revenue for a hardcover, 15% for a trade paperback, and 25% for an eBook. So, very roughly, every hardcover release that earns out brings the author something like 25% of all revenue earned by the publisher.

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Publishing Agreement with Author for Digital Publication Rights as well as Print