Understanding and Negotiating Book Publication Contracts

• Main Author: Diaz, Alfredo (auth)
• Other Authors: Bridge, Katherine (auth), Graefin vom Hagen, Karen (auth), Kuksenkova, Anna (auth), Walker, Robert Kirk (Editor), Schofield, Brianna L. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Authors Alliance 2018
• Subjects: Encyclopaedias & reference works
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

Authors are sometimes so grateful to get a publication offer that they may be tempted to sign the first version of a publication contract that they receive, especially if negotiating seems complicated, intimidating, or risky. But there is a lot at stake for authors in a book deal, and it is well wor...