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How to Write a Salable Book or Novel: Part 12 – Should I Sell all My Rights?

Tuesday, December 30th, 2008

By Al Kalar

Writers write

Copyrights aren’t just one thing; they’re a bundle of rights. Examples:

  • First North American rights
  • First World rights
  • First hard cover rights
  • Electronic rights
  • Movie rights
  • Television rights
  • Exclusive rights for a period of time
  • Non-competition rights (no sales to another magazine for instance)
  • and so on.

You’ve found a publisher. Now, which rights do you sell to them? (more…)

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