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Dealing with Publishers: Suggestions from a Study of Academic Authors.

The article focuses on the results of a report on the problems facing academic authors in dealing with publishers in terms of royalties, subsidiary rights and related issues in the U.S. The report recommended that publishers need to adopt a standardized form to provide authors with regular informati...

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Published in:Chronicle of Higher Education Vol. 26; no. 17; pp. 19 - 21
Main Author: Perry, Suzanne
Format: Article
Published: Chronicle of Higher Education 6/22/1983
Subjects:
Author-publisher relations
Scholarly publishing
Royalties (Copyright)
Publishing
Academic discourse
United States
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Summary:The article focuses on the results of a report on the problems facing academic authors in dealing with publishers in terms of royalties, subsidiary rights and related issues in the U.S. The report recommended that publishers need to adopt a standardized form to provide authors with regular information about sales, proceeds and royalties. It also suggested that authors should check the publisher's background in copy editing and promotional efforts before signing a contract.