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Originally Posted by DMcCunney
You are. Sales.
As an author, you want your book to sell. That's money. If your book is in print, available, and selling, you're happy.
If the book goes out of print, it's not available, and can't sell. What happens if the publisher does not reprint? As long as they hold the rights, you're stuck.
If your publisher chooses not to keep it in print, you are entitled to request that the rights revert to you. You can then attempt to resell it to another publisher, or perhaps self-publish.
Authors are normally happy to have a book with a publisher, as long as the publisher is actively trying to sell it. When the publisher stops trying to sell it, they want the option to place it with other markets.
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Dennis
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I think we are on the same page. I was trying to ask why an author would want a contract clause that allowed an ebook to go "out of print". I understand the author giving in to "sign it with this clause or no deal" aspect of why such a clause ends up in contracts. Based on what you appear to be saying, at that point the author might want to "self publish" or find a different outlet. Seems like more trouble than it is worth. Am I still missing something?