Authors Beware!: Arm Yourself With Knowledge to Help Avoid Legal Pitfalls!

AUTHORS - EDUCATE YOURSELF ABOUT LEGAL ISSUES IN THIS EASY-TO-FOLLOW BOOK!

Full of highly relevant legal information related to writing and publishing, and written by a publisher with a law degree and plenty of messy publishing stories to share, AUTHORS BEWARE explains what authors should do to protect their work, themselves, and imparts important business and contract knowledge whether self-publishing, contracting for services, or the recipient of a traditional publishing offer. Worth the read, authors will better understand possible problems along their path and can be armed with knowledge to avoid them.

• Copyright law explained and best practices to protect your work
• AI and copyright - emerging issues
• "Fair Use" of another's work
• Legal Issues of content and graphics you pay for
• Transferring copyrights - probate and estate issues
• Avoid lawsuits - defamation, invasion of privacy, product placement, interviews
• Business issues - taxes, nondisclosure agreements, publishing contracts