7 Questions for Authors to Ask Before Signing a Book Contract
Media and copyright lawyer Tamera Bennett presented 7 Questions for Authors to Ask Before Signing a Book Contract to the students enrolled in the "Author's Job" course presented by Creative Enterprises Studios.
Seven Questions for Authors to Ask Before Signing a Book Contract:
- Who owns the copyright in my book?
- How do I register a copyright?
- What are the options for publishing my book?
- What rights will the book publisher want?
- What will I get paid?
- When will I get paid?
- How can I cancel the book contract?
Bonus topics on trademark law and book publishing:
- What's the difference between a trademark and copyright?
- How do I register a trademark?
- How can I terminate a copyright transfer?
You can view the slide show above.
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Tamera H. Bennett
Tamera H. Bennett is a wife, mom, lawyer, mediator, blogger, podcaster, and legal writer. For two decades she’s helped clients protect what they create by practicing trademark, copyright and entertainment law in Texas and Tennessee.
Tamera has co-hosted more than 85 episodes of the Entertainment Law Update Podcast since 2009. And, she’s been honored to write for BILLBOARD magazine and the TEXAS LAWYER.
In the summer of 2015, Tamera backpacked 100 miles over 10 days with her son's Boy Scout Troop. Tamera walked her first half-marathon in 2012 and walked the Cowtown Half Marathon in February 2016 and February 2017 with a PR each time. You can visit Tamera’s blog at createprotect.com and follow her on Twitter @tamerabennett.
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