Authors and publishers : a manual of suggestions for beginners in literature, comprising a description of publishing methods and arrangements, directions for the preparation of mss. for the press, explanations of the details of book-manufacturing, instructions for proof-reading, specimens of typography, the text of the United States copyright law and information concerning international copyrights, together with general hints for authors

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SOI 'I preface to tbe Seventb Eoition.

PART I. I. — Introductory

II. — Publishing Arrangements

BOOKS PUBLISHED AT THE RISK AND EXPENSE OF THE PUBLISHER.

a. The Purchase of Copyright . 39

b. The Royalty System . . 44

c. Payments in Lieu of Royalties 56

d. The Half- Profit System . . 57

BOOKS PUBLISHED FOR THE ACCOUNT OF THE AUTHOR, i.e., AT THE AUTHOR'S RISK AND EXPENSE, OR IN WHICH HE ASSUMES A PORTION OF THE INVESTMENT.

a. The Author Bears the Entire

Expense .... 74

b. Author's Ownership of Plates

and of Copyright . . 79 Summary 82 viii

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PUBLISHING ARRANGEMENTS FOR PRODUC- TIONS FIRST PRINTED IN PERIODICALS

OR CYCLOPEDIAS ....

III. — Obligations under the Publishing

Agreement

IV. — The Literary Agent .

V. — Authors' Associations

VI. — Advertising ....

VII. — General Considerations

VIII. — On Securing Copyright

I. The Law of Copyright in the

United States

II. Analysis of the Provisions of

the Copyright Law of 189 1 .

General Suggestions .