Book Publishing Agreement
BOOK PUBLISHING CONTRACT
This contract (“Contract”) is by and between {Name of Author}, henceforth known as “Author,” and {Publishing Company}, henceforth known as “Publisher,” for the purposes of coming to terms on the publication of {title of work}, henceforth known as “Book.”
This Agreement is set forth this {date} of {month}, {year}.
I. Grant of Rights and Territory
Author grants Publisher the following rights to the Book: {description of what rights the Publisher will retain, including print, film, foreign rights. Be specific with regard to territories, as well as to which specific rights, if any, the Author will retain.}
II. Manuscript Delivery
Author agrees to deliver Work, including any revisions, to Publisher by {date}. The schedule for revisions will be as follows: {details on when/how revisions will be made, including when or how often the Publisher can request the revisions, and how those requests will affect the final delivery date of manuscript}.
III. Advance/Royalties
Publisher agrees to pay Author the sum of {amount in dollars} as an advance against future royalties.
Publisher further agrees to pay royalties on {net sales or gross sales} according to the following: {details on royalty payment schedule, including royalties paid on different editions of the book, such as paperback, electronic, Braille, etc. This should be a thorough schedule, perhaps written in table form.}
VII. Competing Works
Author agrees that {he/she} shall publish no other work, during the terms of this contract, that includes any characters, likenesses, or any other material related to the Book mentioned herein, unless agreed upon by the Publisher (e.g., Author may not publish a sequel to the Book with another publisher without prior consent of Publisher).
VIII. Out-of-Print
The Book shall be considered to be “out of print” when {conditions under which the Book will be named “out of print” by the Publisher}. At that point, all copyrights owned by the Publisher, if any, will transfer to the Author, and this Contract, including all provisions herein, will be considered terminated.
IX. Termination
Other than the provisions set forth in the above section, this Contract may only be terminated if {conditions under which this Contract may be terminated}.
This Contract is subject to the laws and regulations of {federal government, specific state, etc.}.
Signed:
____________________________ _____________________________
Author Printed Name Author Signature
____________________________ _____________________________
Publishing Company Representative Representative Signature
____________________________ _____________________________
Witness/Lawyer Name Witness/Lawyer Signature
This contract (“Contract”) is by and between {Name of Author}, henceforth known as “Author,” and {Publishing Company}, henceforth known as “Publisher,” for the purposes of coming to terms on the publication of {title of work}, henceforth known as “Book.”
This Agreement is set forth this {date} of {month}, {year}.
I. Grant of Rights and Territory
Author grants Publisher the following rights to the Book: {description of what rights the Publisher will retain, including print, film, foreign rights. Be specific with regard to territories, as well as to which specific rights, if any, the Author will retain.}
II. Manuscript Delivery
Author agrees to deliver Work, including any revisions, to Publisher by {date}. The schedule for revisions will be as follows: {details on when/how revisions will be made, including when or how often the Publisher can request the revisions, and how those requests will affect the final delivery date of manuscript}.
III. Advance/Royalties
Publisher agrees to pay Author the sum of {amount in dollars} as an advance against future royalties.
Publisher further agrees to pay royalties on {net sales or gross sales} according to the following: {details on royalty payment schedule, including royalties paid on different editions of the book, such as paperback, electronic, Braille, etc. This should be a thorough schedule, perhaps written in table form.}
VII. Competing Works
Author agrees that {he/she} shall publish no other work, during the terms of this contract, that includes any characters, likenesses, or any other material related to the Book mentioned herein, unless agreed upon by the Publisher (e.g., Author may not publish a sequel to the Book with another publisher without prior consent of Publisher).
VIII. Out-of-Print
The Book shall be considered to be “out of print” when {conditions under which the Book will be named “out of print” by the Publisher}. At that point, all copyrights owned by the Publisher, if any, will transfer to the Author, and this Contract, including all provisions herein, will be considered terminated.
IX. Termination
Other than the provisions set forth in the above section, this Contract may only be terminated if {conditions under which this Contract may be terminated}.
This Contract is subject to the laws and regulations of {federal government, specific state, etc.}.
Signed:
____________________________ _____________________________
Author Printed Name Author Signature
____________________________ _____________________________
Publishing Company Representative Representative Signature
____________________________ _____________________________
Witness/Lawyer Name Witness/Lawyer Signature