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Originally Posted by NatCh
... and the back-lists!
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Which may be beginning to happen. But it leads to a thorny question.
Currently, when an author sells a book to a publisher, the publisher's rights last as long as the book is in print. If the publisher permits the book to go out of print, the author may request the that rights revert, and attempt to resell the title elsewhere.
eBooks and print-on-demand raise the question of what is meant by "out of print", and current contracts are being structured to include a combination of print sales, PoD sales, and ebook sales to make the determination.
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Dennis