Business and Legal Forms for Authors and Self-Publishers

The last paragraph of the letter would read, “If the foregoing meets with your approval, please sign both copies of this letter beneath the words AGREED TO to make this a binding contract between us.”

Before using these forms, the author should consider reviewing them with his or her attorney.

If additional provisions that won’t fit on the contract forms should be added, simply include a provision stating, “This contract is subject to the provisions of the rider attached hereto and made a part hereof.”

Most of the forms in this book are contracts. A contract is an agreement that creates legally enforceable obligations between two or more parties.

Contracts require negotiation. The forms in this book are favorable to the author, so changes may be requested.

At certain points the author should compare what the negotiations are achieving with the original goals.

When negotiating, the author should keep written notes close at hand concerning goals and strategy.

Letter Contracts
If the author feels that sending a well-drafted form will be daunting to the other party, the more informal approach of a letter, signed by both parties, may be adopted.

The forms contained in this book deal with the most important business transactions that an author is likely to undertake.

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