We’re proud to share a guest blog post about the role of a literary executor written by Raelene Gorlinsky. Raelene is the managing editor of the Ellenberg Agency’s back into print initiative.  Royalty Reminder will continue to share key information and insights from fellow industry professionals that support its goals of empowering Authors to inventory and exploit their books.

If you missed part 1 of this 2 part series, entitled “Back Into Print: A Guide For Experienced Authors,” check it out here.

Who is your Literary Executor?

You may not be immortal, but the books you’ve written have a chance to be, IF you make arrangements in your will for who will manage your literary estate after you are gone. [Read more…]

We’re proud to share a guest blog post on how to republish your out of print book written by Raelene Gorlinsky, the managing editor of the Ellenberg Agency’s back into print initiative. Royalty Reminder will continue to share key information and insights from fellow industry professionals that support its goals of empowering Authors to inventory and exploit their books.

 

So, you wrote those wonderful books a decade (or a few decades) ago or you’ve inherited them. You’ve been busy with new books or other things. But don’t forget about those old ones. Are they no longer available from the original publisher? Hmm, not good—you want to reach new readers, continue to generate sales (and therefore royalties income) from those titles.

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The Frankfurt Book Fair recently released “The Business Of Books,” a trend report that covers changes in global book markets and consumer habits.

It’s well worth a full read, so be sure to check it out. For the purposes of this blog post, though, I wanted to pull out some things of import and of course climb back up on my soapbox to encourage authors to organize their IP. 

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Over the last decade or so, self-published or independent authors have found a new model for bringing their work to the public. With a vastly better royalty structure, the opportunity to fully retain rights, and more control of the production process, it’s no wonder that many authors new and old are opting for this route of independent author.

Thousands of people are earning a living doing what they love, and readers across the world have gained access to voices that would have been marginalized not too long ago.

It really is a beautiful thing. [Read more…]

Book publishing has changed dramatically over the last twenty years and if you are a long time author with published work and contracts you need to inventory all your agreements and do some serious thinking about your backlist.  

New opportunities have emerged and you can take advantage of them.

Let me sketch the big picture, which has two foundation blocks.  Copyright in most cases is the life of the author plus 70 years, so your copyrights are in force. This is your property, only you have the right to exploit it. [Read more…]