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Originally Posted by da_jane
Third, S&S made what the Authors' Guild called a "rights grab" this past spring when it attempted to include a No Reversion of rights to the author so long as the ebook was selling. If it is out of print for a period of time, then the rights of distribution (which is what authors are selling to publishers), revert back to the author. Right now, I believe that there is some floor that says that the ebook must be selling in a certain quantity to be considered "in print."
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There are other arrangements. As far as I can tell from a variety of postings on Baen's Bar (by both authors and publisher's representatives), Baen buys non-exclusive e-Rights (anywhere in the Universe, until the heat-death of same). Those rights don't revert. Ever.
On the other hand, the reversion clause for paper publication is entirely as usual for the industry. No attempt to hold onto paper rights when they're not selling, even if the e-Book sells like hot-cakes. And, since the e-Rights are
non-exclusive, authors are free to sell those rights elsewhere too (starting right away). Essentially, they treat reversion of the e-Rights and the paper rights quite separately.
I haven't heard any complaints about this policy from their authors, either on-line or in person. You may ask, of course, whether a non-insider like me would hear. The only response I have is that those authors who are vocal on the subject have been entirely positive.
Xenophon