Thread: Publishers brace for authors to reclaim book rights in 2013
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Old 11-29-2012, 04:10 PM   #15
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Originally Posted by Quexos View Post
So what will happen next year ? Books will be available ONLY as e-books ? I mean if publishers can't publish paper books anymore ?
The law only allows authors to reacquire the copyrights on books older than 35 years. It allows authors to republish backlist books that some publishers are reluctant to publish.

@HarryT - Take a look at the money.cnn.com link that kennyc posted. I don't know that it will answer your questions, but it answered a few of mine.
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