02092015 webinar 2 - power point
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Christina Taranto, US Books Subsidiary Rights Manager
Taylor & Francis Group LLC.
Who We Are & Why Are We Qualified to Talk About Selling Book Rights?
Kait Neese - CEO
Best Selling Books Rights & Distribution
www. BSBRD.com www.KaitNeese.com
Contact Information:
Twitter: @KaitNeeseEmail: [email protected]
Christina Taranto - US Books Subsidiary Rights Manager
Taylor & Francis
www.TaylorandFrancis.com
Contact Information:
Email: [email protected]
Moderator: Expert Speaker:
Selling Book Rights Part 2 Presented By: Kait Neese & Christina Taranto www.KaitNeese.com www.TaylorandFrancis.com 2
Agenda
Traditional publishing and book rights To identify a comprehensive breakdown of the
key differences between permissions, translations and subsidiary rights.
Industry examples for STM (Academic Content) Negotiation + Contract Steps Timeline The Proposal Process What to include in the proposal + how it works.
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• Fair Use• When in Doubt• Public Domain
Fair use is merely a defense for minimal work used without proper citation or appropriate permission
If you are unable to trace the copyright holder and you do decide to use the material, we recommend that you use a copyright disclaimer and fully acknowledge the original publication.
You might wish to include this sentence in your permissions requests to help protect yourself in the case you cannot obtain a response:
If we don’t receive a response within a month from our dated request, it is understood that permission has been granted.
Public Domain includes works published prior to 1906 in the US or works published by the U.S.
Government; republishing material from these does not require permission
STM = Scientific, Technical & Medical Publishers
The STM Agreement facilitates routine permission requests among publisher signatories
The guidelines allow for gratis reuse of 5 figures or a few pages of text
www.copyright.com
We use Copyright Clearance Center to automate permissions and set standardized fees; it allows us to handle the volume of requests quickly and efficiently,
and to track revenue and requests
Using the CCCTypes of Permission Requests Available on the CCC
• Electronic Course Materials• Print Course Materials• Interlibrary Loan or Document
Delivery• Photocopy for General Business or
Academic Use• Share Content Electronically• Republish or Display Content
Subsidiary Rights: the rights to produce or publish a product in different formats based on the
original material.
a) Anthology and quotation rights
b) Book club rights (where the book club produces its own edition)
c) Reprint rights licensed to another Publisher
d) Translation rights
e) Course pack rights
f) Electronic and Mechanical reproduction
g) Electronic publishing rights
h) Online preview rights
i) Non-commercial rights for the Print Handicapped
j) Serial rights, audio rights, film rights, drama and performance right, merchandising and commercial rights
Leads can come from you!
Finding a Publisher – how to prequalify a requesting publisher for rights acquisition.
Terms of the Agreement
Notifying Author & Editor – Traditional vs. Self
Application of Payment
Translation Publication
Copies for the Author
Royalties & Other Payments
The Proposal
Step by Step
Editorial - 2 to 3 weeks
Reviews – 3 to 4 weeks
Board Decision – meets twice per year
Contracts – if yes, within 1 week from board decision.
Publication – 1 to 2 years.
Your Proposal Should Include
Why you think this book should be published
A detailed synopsis
A description of the target market
A list of the main competing books
Remember: Less than 7 pages.
