1st Edition

Publishing Contracts and the Post Negotiation Space Lifting the Lid on Publishing’s Black Box of Aspirations, Laws and Money

By Katherine Day Copyright 2023
190 Pages 38 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

190 Pages 38 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

190 Pages 38 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

Many writers dream of having their work published by a respected publishing house, but don’t always understand publishing contract terms – what they mean for the contracting parties and how they inform book-publishing practice. In turn, publishers struggle to satisfy authors’ creative expectations against the industry’s commercial demands. This book challenges our perceptions of these... Read more

1. Introduction 2. A Contextual Discovery of Publishing Agreements 3. Viewing the Artefact: an overview of publishing boilerplates 4. Assessing the Field: what the survey says 5. The Contract in Motion: an in-depth exploration 6. The Post Negotiation Space

Biography

Katherine Day is an academic and book editor with over 15 years of experience in the publishing industry. Her research interests include publishing and editorial practice, book audiences and reception, and publishing contracts.