West Virginia 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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  • Preview Publishing Agreement with Author for Digital Publication Rights as well as Print
  • Preview Publishing Agreement with Author for Digital Publication Rights as well as Print
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Self-published authors can earn up to 70% royalties from their books, while most traditionally published authors make 5-18% royalties which they only receive after 'earning out'. That means the books sales have ?paid back? their advances and the publishers then start giving them a cut of book sales.

The author gives the publisher certain rights over their material for the term of the agreement. These rights are granted only to this publisher and might include the right to publish, communicate, and distribute the published work online and to sublicence.

The author will make a deal with a publisher and enter into a contract. Traditionally under the contract the author will be paid an up-front sum, known as an 'advance' (advances are generally modest these days).

The standard book royalty rate is 15%. However, this number can vary depending on the publisher, the format of the book, and other factors.

?A royalty is an amount of money paid to an author from the sale of each book,? explains Emma. ?This will usually be a percentage of the sale price.? The relationship between the advance and royalties is quite important.

Under the copyright law, the creator of the original expression in a work is its author. The author is also the owner of copyright unless there is a written agreement by which the author assigns the copyright to another person or entity, such as a publisher.

Royalty payment to the authors is made at the rate of 15% of the print price of the book. The Authors have the option to retain Copyright of the book with them or give it to Publications Division.

A publication agreement is a legal contract between the author and the publisher. It determines, among other things, who the copyright owner is and what rights the author retains over the work.

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