We have covered Contracts going in but we haven’t addressed how to get out of a Contract.
There are many issues that may arise that make you want to pick up your toys and go home. But, you have a contract, now. Your choices may be limited.
When to Make the Decision to Break a Publishing Contract With a Traditional Book Publisher
If you are seriously ready to try and break your contract with a traditional publisher, there are several things you have to consider before taking action. Keep in mind that publishers are in the business of making money from author’s works. This means they are in it to protect their own interests and in most cases, consider the needs of their company before that of the author.
How to Break a Publishing Contract With a Traditional Book Publisher
Many authors embark on this mission to break their contract in an effort to take more control and see more success through self-publishing or through new opportunities.
Here’s what we cover for how to break a publishing contract:
- Finding a Good Book Publisher
- Pitfalls to Publishing Contracts: What to Know Before You Sign
- How to Avoid Signing a Bad Publishing Contract
- Making The Decision to Break a Contract With a Traditional Book Publisher
- How to Break a Publishing Contract With a Traditional Book Publisher
- Hiring a Literary Lawyer
- Breaking a Contract With a Vanity Publisher
I hope you will come to Wednesday’s Chat and explore the reasons an author breaks a contract. There are many links included in this post. Take your time.
Disclaimer: We, at the Writers Chatroom, are Not lawyers. We are not giving legal advice. Please don’t let anything in this post or Wednesday’s Chat be any more than an idea.. You get it..
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