Well, they can lock up authors' books for life if there aren't out-clauses
negotiated into the contracts the agents negotiate and the authors sign.
After all, everything is negotiable.
Brian
On Sat, Aug 7, 2010 at 6:14 AM, Jack Bludis <buildsnburns@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>
> Dorchester's choice to go all-digital, all-POD is probably the harbinger of
> what we can expect to happen to the entire publishing industry. It is also a
> way that publishers can lock up their books for the life of the author based
> on the terms of most contracts.
>
> I'm sure we're all waiting to hear from Charles who should know more about
> this than anyone here.
>
> (Or he may be contractually locked out from commenting.)
>
> Charles?
>
> Jack
>
> http://crimespace.ning.com/profile/JackBludis
>
>
>
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