David P. Vandagriff, the intellectual property lawyer who blogs at The Passive Voice, has done the writers of the world a valuable service. He has written a short book on some of the most dangerous clauses in publishing contracts – clauses that can cause an author severe financial distress or even kill his career.
The book is called The Nine Worst Provisions in Your Publishing Contract, and from now until Sunday, 25 September, it is available as a free download from Amazon’s Kindle store. (After that, the regular price is a trifling $2.99.)
If you’re a writer thinking of working with a traditional publisher, or if you have already done so, I urge you to download it here.
Thank you for bringing this to my attention. I can’t say that I’m thinking of working with a traditional publisher, but these sorts of topics fascinate me.