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Originally Posted by Catlady
What about contacting the publisher of his previous books to see if they have any interest in the material?
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Great suggestion. I see dozens of his books for sale on Amazon, from a number of publishers. Some are scanned OCRs according to one publishers, specializing in OOP books. I wonder who, if anyone, is receiving royalties for these books too? I was told no one in the family is.
Once an author and a publisher make a deal, does the publisher own the right to reprint forever? Can the publisher transfer (sell, I suppose) publication rights? I see one UK publisher selling "large print" editions of a few of his books through the US Amazon site.
I think my scope just expanded, if the family is willing, to see who is publishing and selling his already-released books today, and where the money is going, to make sure things are as they are supposed to be.
Thank you for bringing this up.
EDIT: There must be firms who do this research for authors (or whoever hold copyright and/or royalty rights). Can anyone recommend a few good firms who do this? This would be new to me, probably best to get someone who knows what they are about.