tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83432212013427307162024-03-13T08:54:30.534-07:00Life Is an Open Bookesc_keyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01926633025701296665noreply@blogger.comBlogger65125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343221201342730716.post-82606326057593493982014-02-28T08:23:00.001-08:002014-02-28T08:23:22.231-08:00YA Highway: Cover Reveal and Giveaway: FALLING INTO PLACE by A...<a href="http://www.yahighway.com/2014/02/cover-reveal-and-giveaway-falling-into.html?spref=bl">YA Highway: Cover Reveal and Giveaway: FALLING INTO PLACE by Amy Zhang</a>:<br /><br />
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The folks over at YA Highway have found the cover of Amy Zhang's <i>Falling into Place! </i>Go take a look and enter to win an ARC from Amy. esc_keyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01926633025701296665noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343221201342730716.post-2066232288817198622014-01-02T13:33:00.000-08:002014-01-07T18:01:23.250-08:00Happy New Year! Happy New Year, all! As of today, I am open to queries again. I can be reached at queryemily at forewordliterary dot com. <a href="http://forewordliterary.com/foreword/emily-keyes/" target="_blank">Please see my bio for more details. </a><br />
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So far 2014 is shaping up to be pretty busy. I would still like to do a conference a month, and I've accepted invitations to several.<br />
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This is the tentative schedule if you would like to pitch me in person:<br />
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<a href="http://wanaintl.com/wanacon-feb2014/" target="_blank">WANACon</a>, Online, February 21 & 22<br />
<a href="http://www.libertystatesfictionwriters.com/" target="_blank">Liberty States Fiction Writers Conference</a>, Iselin, New Jersey, March 15th<br />
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<a href="http://dfwcon.org/" target="_blank">DFWcon</a>, Hurst, Texas, May 3 & 4 <br />
<a href="http://atlantawritersclub.org/uc/conferences.html" target="_blank">Atlanta Writers Club Conference</a>, Atlanta, Georgia, May 9 & 10<br />
<a href="http://www.pnwa.org/displaycommon.cfm?an=5" target="_blank">PNWA Conference</a>, Seattle, Washington, July 17- 20<br />
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ETA: I had previously posted I'd be at Northern Colorado Writers Conference in March, but this does not appear to be happening. Sorry for any inconvenience. esc_keyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01926633025701296665noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343221201342730716.post-37813359759672318462013-11-04T20:50:00.002-08:002013-11-04T20:50:14.305-08:00Moving Foreword As of today, November 4, I have joined Foreword Literary Agency as an agent! <br />
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Soon I'm going to start blogging over at the <a href="http://forewordliterary.com/blog/" target="_blank">Official Foreword Blog</a>. Not really sure what's going to happen to this blog, since I rarely post. I'll figure it out.<br />
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Until then, you can still follow me on <a href="http://twitter.com/esc_key" target="_blank">twitter</a> and <a href="http://esckeyes.tumblr.com/" target="_blank">tumblr</a>! esc_keyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01926633025701296665noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343221201342730716.post-51297349843676568932013-09-23T09:18:00.004-07:002013-09-23T09:18:45.871-07:00QueriesI'm going to close to unsolicited queries as of today. I am behind and need to catch up. I will let you know if/when I open back up again.<br />
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Sorry for the inconvenience! esc_keyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01926633025701296665noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343221201342730716.post-51257988463570490052013-09-22T15:08:00.001-07:002013-09-22T15:08:10.468-07:00Conference AdditionsHi, everyone!<br />
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I've been asked to be on a panel next weekend at the <a href="http://www.adeleannesi.com/Ridgefield-Writers-Conference.html" target="_blank">Ridgefield Writers Conference</a> in Ridgefield, CT, September 28.<br />
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I am also beginning to accept conference invitations for 2014. I have accepted an invitation to the <a href="http://www.libertystatesfictionwriters.com/conference/" target="_blank">Liberty States Writers Conference</a> in Iselin, NJ. That will take place March 15, 2014. More details to follow.<br />
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If you are on the planning committee for a writers conference and would like me to attend, please <a href="mailto:emily@lperkinsagency.com" target="_blank">email me </a>and tell me about it. esc_keyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01926633025701296665noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343221201342730716.post-32537492490574962672013-06-16T21:23:00.000-07:002013-06-17T14:16:30.220-07:00Registering Copyright, a Guide by Me (Mostly Intended for Self-Published Authors)One of the things I did at my old job was register copyright of all our titles. Since I became an agent, this has become mostly useless information in my head. But the other day I saw a website offering to register your copyright for $120 for application, plus filing fee. (The filing fee is $35.) I was shocked.<br />
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So in the interest of saving you money, I am providing this basic tutorial on how to use the US Copyright website to register the copyright of your book. I'm a big fan of saving money, even if it's not mine. <br />
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Here's what it will cost: 1) Your Time (lots of clicking "continue"), 2) cost of deposit copies of work (see "Other Notes" below), and 3) the $35 filing fee.<br />
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Here's what it won't cost: $120. <br />
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<u>Please note</u>: You do <b>NOT</b> need to do this if your book is unpublished or if it is being published by a large publisher (most publishing contracts make this the publisher's job).<br />
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Also know that US copyright law allows for some copyright protection the moment the work is set in a "fixed tangible form" that is, the moment you wrote or typed it up. Copyright registration is really just a nice thing to have most of the time. However, it is something you need to provide if there is any litigation based on your work, or (more happy circumstance) if a major motion picture studio wants to buy the rights to it.<br />
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Details one using the electronic copyright office (eCO) below the cut:<br />
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<a name='more'></a>To start, to go <a href="http://www.copyright.gov/">copyright.gov </a> and click on the "eCO Login / Electronic Copyright Office" image.<br />
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Then a parade of screens begin. You want to select LOGIN TO eCO: ELECTRONIC COPYRIGHT OFFICE again (because they didn't know you were serious last time). Then there is a note about security. Hit CONTINUE TO eCO (but this time, click like you mean it!).<br />
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There is going to be a lot of clicking continue to go to the next screen in the immediate future, so get used to that. <br />
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It will ask you to login or create a username. Do it. Once you are at your homepage, there will be a plethora of links on the left-hand side of the screen. Select REGISTER A NEW CLAIM from the "Copyright Registration" section.<br />
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Then hit START REGISTRATION (like you mean it!).<br />
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Hurrah! Now you actually start filling out forms.<br />
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<u><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"></span></span></u></div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-left: .25in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle">
Select a type of work—for books you are
most likely going to select “literary work”— from the pull-down menu and then hit CONTINUE. </div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle">
<br /></div>
<b>EXCEPTIONS</b>: If you are registering illustrations
or photographs, select “Work of the Visual Arts” or an audiobook, select “Sound
Recording”. But most book-related registrations are "literary work," duh. <br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<u><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">SCREEN 2.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span>TITLES</u><br />
<u> </u> <br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-wQcxx1u5s8E/Ub6BFR8oLtI/AAAAAAAAAHk/auPgZ1PQTsk/s1600/Titles2.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="226" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-wQcxx1u5s8E/Ub6BFR8oLtI/AAAAAAAAAHk/auPgZ1PQTsk/s320/Titles2.png" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle">
Hit NEW to add the text of your title.
Select “TITLE OF WORK BEING REGISTERED” from the pulldown menu. This is a
required area. </div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle">
You may also list alternative titles in separate boxes. For example, if your
book was <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Harry Potter and the Sorcerer
Stone </i>you might want to list <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, </i>which was the original
title, as a "previous or alternative title". Or “Harry Potter #1” in the "series title". Or somesuch. </div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle">
Only “title of work being registered”
is required here. </div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle">
Then hit CONTINUE. </div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle">
<u><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">SCREEN 3.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span>PUBLICATION </u></div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle">
<u> </u> </div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ayvsjKOWy-g/Ub6BRkysS0I/AAAAAAAAAHs/aeROlhVDmkE/s1600/Publication3.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="147" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ayvsjKOWy-g/Ub6BRkysS0I/AAAAAAAAAHs/aeROlhVDmkE/s400/Publication3.png" width="400" /></a></div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .25in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .25in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;">
<u><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><br /></span></span></u></div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle">
A screen appears asking if your work has
been published. The answer to this is YES. (You do not need to register the
copyright of a work that hasn’t been published yet unless you believe there
will be legal action BEFORE the book is released, which is practically never.) </div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle">
Once you select “Yes,” then it will ask for
more information. </div>
<ul>
<li>A nation of first publication is required. This
should be “United States” for most of you, because if you’re from another
country, you probably don’t need to bother with crazy US copyright laws!?</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span>A year of creation. They are asking for the year
the work was completed. Typically this is the same year it was published.
<b>EXCEPTION</b>S: 1) If you publish on January 1<sup>st</sup> of any year, the work
was completed the year previous since that's just how time works. 2) If you’re publishing an old journal or
family memoir, the year of completion would be the year it was written. This will not affect the copyright year which is ALWAYS based on year of initial <i>publication</i>. </li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span>Date of Publication. This should be
self-explanatory. The date the work was made available for sale. </li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·</span></span>Another field asks for the International
Standard Number Type and the book’s IS number. Most publishers assign an
International Standard Book Number (“ISBN”) to the books they sell. Not all
self-publishing platforms give you one, since they need to be purchased from
Bowker. It is okay to leave these fields blank if you are unsure. </li>
</ul>
<b>ETA: </b>It is best to wait until the official publication date of your book has passed to register copyright. You and I know that copies of books are often made available before the official release date, but this just tends to confuse the copyright office and slow down the process.<br />
<br />
Hit CONTINUE<br />
<br />
<br />
<u><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">4.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span>AUTHORS</u>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-1mK_QlU_qG4/Ub6Bs5bQJII/AAAAAAAAAH0/HIhi44J92gI/s1600/Authors4a.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="215" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-1mK_QlU_qG4/Ub6Bs5bQJII/AAAAAAAAAH0/HIhi44J92gI/s400/Authors4a.png" width="400" /></a></div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .25in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;">
<u><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><br /></span></span></u></div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .25in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle">
Again you need to select NEW. You will be
asked to give information on the book’s author. If this is you, this should be
easy. </div>
<ul>
<li><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span>The required fields on this page are a NAME or
CORPORATION. Either or. You must also provide a citizenship or domicile.</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span>There is a field that asks if this is a “work
made for hire.” Works made for hire are works that were commissioned by a large
corporation and will be owned by that company not the author. You should most
likely select “No”—because if the answer is yes, I would make the big
corporation pay for copyright registration. </li>
<li>If you're writing under a pseudonym, there is a box to check and a place to enter the pseudonym. </li>
</ul>
Hit SAVE to move to the next
screen.<br />
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .75in;">
<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-DqyKtl5l84A/Ub6CAY4igJI/AAAAAAAAAIE/RDO42aZBh1s/s1600/Authors4b.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="120" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-DqyKtl5l84A/Ub6CAY4igJI/AAAAAAAAAIE/RDO42aZBh1s/s400/Authors4b.png" width="400" /></a> </div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .75in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .75in;">
Here you will be asked what the
author contributed to the work. This is stuff you wrote, photos you took, illustrations you created. If someone else made them, then don't include them.<br />
<br />
There are ticky boxes.</div>
<ul>
<li><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If you
are the author of a novel, you want to select<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"> </i>TEXT and move on. (Illustrations are likewise 2D illustrations and move on. Simple is better.) </li>
</ul>
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<br /></div>
Hit SAVE again. Then CONTINUE.<br />
<br />
<br />
<u><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">5.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span>CLAIMANT </u><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .75in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-UhL8ub7_FI8/Ub6CJjUDpzI/AAAAAAAAAIM/JLoSMRdkTm8/s1600/Claimant5.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="222" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-UhL8ub7_FI8/Ub6CJjUDpzI/AAAAAAAAAIM/JLoSMRdkTm8/s400/Claimant5.png" width="400" /></a></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .75in;">
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<u><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><br /></span></span></u></div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle">
The claimant is the person/corporation who
is going to claim copyright credit for the work. Most of the time this should
be the same as “the author.” </div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle">
<br /></div>
<ul>
<li><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span>If the claimant is <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">not </i>the same as the author, you need to provide a reason the other
person or corporation is entitled to ownership. They call this a “transfer
statement.” If the author has signed away rights “by contractual agreement” is
a sufficient transfer statement. Or if the author has died and his or her heirs
are claiming copyright, then “by will” works. (NOTE: If the author passes away
just before publication, he or she cannot claim a new copyright after death.) </li>
</ul>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 1.0in; mso-add-space: auto;">
<br /></div>
SAVE & CONTINUE.<br />
<br />
<br />
<u><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">6.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span>LIMITATION OF CLAIM </u><br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<u><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-TN4YUTf95a4/Ub6CT8ltYhI/AAAAAAAAAIU/0D--UMcqk8o/s1600/Limitation6.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="156" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-TN4YUTf95a4/Ub6CT8ltYhI/AAAAAAAAAIU/0D--UMcqk8o/s320/Limitation6.png" width="320" /></a></u></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .25in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;">
<u><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><br /></span></span></u></div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle">
This can be a tricky part for some. Here is where you are specifying any other material that the author didn't provide.<br />
<br />
If you
wrote a novel and the entirety of the work sprang from your brain with no
inspiration from anyone else, then you can just hit CONTINUE and move on. </div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle">
However, if there are other bits of
intellectual property in the work (like song lyrics, poems, photographs you
didn’t take, illustrations you didn’t draw, OR if the work is based on another
story like a fairy tale, or well-known story) then you need to cite that on the
limitations screen. Type something like “song lyrics” into the text field. </div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle">
Once you have done this, you need to
restate the contribution the author made in the “new material included”
section. This <i>MUST MATCH</i> the contribution listed on the Author screen (the second image in screen #4 above) <i>EXACTLY</i>.
If you hit the “text” ticky box there, you need to hit it here. No differences!
</div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle">
<b>NOTE</b>: There is also a section for “previous
registrations.” This only applies to revised works and is most likely
skippable. If you are republishing a work that was already published, please
know that you need to change at least 10% of the work (through updating and
adding new information, etc) to be allowed to register again. You do <b>NOT</b> need
to register again if you’re just republishing in a new format. </div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle">
CONTINUE. </div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle">
<br /></div>
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<br /></div>
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<u><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">7.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span>RIGHTS AND PERMISSIONS INFORMATION</u></div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle">
Here begins three screens where the
copyright office asks you for contact information. This screen, Rights and
Permissions, will be made searchable through their website. It is in case
someone wants to contact you about permissions (like excerpting a bit of it). So
fill this out if you want, but know it is optional. </div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle">
CONTINUE. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<br /></div>
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<br /></div>
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<u><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">8.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span>CORRESPONDENT </u></div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle">
You might think, “What the hell? Didn’t I just
give them a contact person?” Well this screen is for the copyright office to
contact you if they have a question about your application. You want to make
this as easy as possible for them, so provide good information about where you
can be contacted during weekday work hours to make the application process as
speedy. </div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle">
CONTINUE. </div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle">
<br /></div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .25in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;">
<u><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">9.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span>MAIL CERTIFCATE</u></div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle">
More contact information. This is the
address you want the certificate to be mailed to. Yes, certificates are sent
hardcopy via USPS so a valid postal address is necessary. </div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle">
CONTINUE. </div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle">
<br /></div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle">
<u><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">10.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span>SPECIAL HANDLING</u> </div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-vH8hEIAvK3M/Ub6CjELw7BI/AAAAAAAAAIc/3PioIivoEy0/s1600/Special7.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="151" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-vH8hEIAvK3M/Ub6CjELw7BI/AAAAAAAAAIc/3PioIivoEy0/s320/Special7.png" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .25in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;">
<br /></div>
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<u><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><br /></span></span></u></div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle">
Avoid this screen like the plague. It costs
extra, and see above where I like saving money. Just hit CONTINUE as fast as you can. </div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast">
<b>EXCEPTION</b>: There is pending legal action
surrounding your claim. In which case, sorry, bro. </div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-left: .25in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;">
<u><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">11.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span>CERTIFCATION</u></div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle">
Put YOUR NAME (whether you are the author
or not) and check the box. This screen also allows you to write notes to the
copyright office. Resist the urge to say something like, “do you like me? Check
this box” or something juvenile. </div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle">
CONTINUE. </div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .25in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;">
<u><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">12.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span>REVIEW SUBMISSION</u></div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle">
This screen allows to you check for typos
or mistakes in your previous entries. Hopefully you were perfect or else you’ll
need to hit BACK a lot. </div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast">
Once you’re sure it’s all good, hit ADD TO
CART and figure out how you’re going to pay for this! </div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast">
<u>OTHER NOTES </u></div>
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You need to provide copies of your work to the Library of Congress with your application. If you work is only available as an ebook, then you can upload the work in the eCO. </div>
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However, if your book is in print they will want you to mail in TWO copies of the book with your application. Also note that the LoC has a hierarchy of edition types they like. (Hardcover is better than paperback; paperback is better than digital.) So you need to provide the "best" edition. </div>
esc_keyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01926633025701296665noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343221201342730716.post-65238590964489173832013-05-31T20:06:00.000-07:002013-05-31T20:11:04.234-07:00My Life as a LumberjackI've been crazy busy at Book Expo America this week. But I'm excited to tell you guys that Sara V. Olds' MY LIFE AS A LUMBERJACK was released on May 30. It's a really fun book, and the ebook is only $2.99 so buy it!
<p><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00D3D42KK/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B00D3D42KK&linkCode=as2&tag=lperage-20">My Life As a Lumberjack or How I Fell For The Wrong Guy(s)</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=lperage-20&l=as2&o=1&a=B00D3D42KK" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important;" />
<i><p>Mercedes “Benz”
Bennion heads into the Utah mountains for a summer job with the US Forest
Service. It'll be a bit like summer camp but with hard hats and water fights.
<p>Benz is bit boy
crazy, and has even been called a “flirt” (that’s fair, she concedes), so when she
is surrounded by good-looking co-workers and handsome rangers she is at her
happiest. How could she possibly pick who’s the best? There’s Norm (the Norse
god)—the program director, Dan (Dan-Dan the Mountain Man) who practically
stepped out of historical adventure novel, Sam, Benz’s youth team leader, and
even teammate, Matt who keeps saving her life. But is the most attractive
necessarily The One?
<p>This summer promises to be one both Benz and her
heart will never forget.</i> <p>
esc_keyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01926633025701296665noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343221201342730716.post-17848589543129303382013-05-18T19:10:00.002-07:002013-05-18T19:10:35.971-07:00TumblrI thought I posted about this before, but I guess I'm dumb. I have a <a href="http://esckeyes.tumblr.com/" target="_blank">Tumblr</a> now. Haven't really figured out what I'm going to post there versus what I post here versus what I post on <a href="https://twitter.com/esc_key" target="_blank">Twitter</a>. Maybe I'll just ignore all of them. esc_keyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01926633025701296665noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343221201342730716.post-37814896885775674982013-05-09T14:19:00.001-07:002013-05-09T14:19:24.766-07:00CAPA-U The Connecticut Authors and Publishers Association conference, <a href="http://www.aboutcapa.com/2013CAPA-U.htm" target="_blank">CAPA-U</a>, is this Saturday in Hartford, CT. I'll be there.<br />
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The conference sent me submissions from pitch session attendees in the mail. It was fun to read them today and see the return addresses. Normally those are just words. But since I'm from CT originally I was like, "I actually know where these places are!"<br />
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It takes very little to excite me, I guess. esc_keyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01926633025701296665noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343221201342730716.post-33043651944115758982013-05-04T15:25:00.003-07:002013-05-04T15:40:04.129-07:00New Adult: What Is It? Today I got into an interesting conversation on Twitter about what the phrase "New Adult" means to people. It wasn't that long ago that agents and editors were saying it's <i>not a thing</i>. But recently, Publishers Marketplace made a new category for New Adult in its deals listings. So I guess that means it <i>is</i> a thing now.<br />
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I personally don't know much about it. In my head, "new adult" means contemporary romance featuring college-aged or twenty-something protagonists. Much of what I know, I learned from the <a href="http://cleareyesfullshelves.com/blog/podcast-episode3">Clear Eyes, Full Shelves podcast on the topic</a> (You can go listen to that now, I'll wait). But on Twitter I was told it is so much more than that.<br />
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So I decided to do some research. I went to the New Adult category on PM and looked at the sales they list. There are only 24 sales there right now, and I am sure there are plenty of self-published or indie published NA books out in the world--these are just the ones that were fancy enough to rate a mention in PM.<br />
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The above graph shows how many of the deals where for original works vs how many were for books that had already been self-published. Honestly, I rather assumed that self-published would be the majority. (I should note, however, that some of the deals that were sequels, prequels or otherwise based on already self-published works are in the "original" category so long as that text wasn't actually already published.) But it's still pretty even. Readers are still finding these books, and publishers are getting in on it.<br />
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Another thing that interested me is where are these books going to be shelved. That was a problem I have discussed with numerous other agents and editors. Ultimately, a book can be shelved in one part of the store. So are they adult or children's? I looked at which imprints were buying the books and sorted them by adult imprints or children's imprints. And you can see that, NA books are not really going to children's houses as much as they are going adult places. This sort of confirms my impression that "NA" is for adult publishers who want to get in on the "YA" market & readership.<br />
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Should I ever acquire a NA novel, I'm going to want to know which houses to send it to. These are the places those 24 deals were with. You can see that <a href="http://www.harpercollins.com/imprints/index.aspx?imprintid=518003">William Morrow</a> (at Harper Collins) and <a href="http://imprints.simonandschuster.biz/atria">Atria </a>(at Simon & Schuster) the top buyers of NA. These are both adult imprints, of course.<br />
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Surprisingly, St. Martin's--which kind of coined the term "new adult"--is not on the list. <br />
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Finally I looked into what genre NA books are (besides being NA, duh). Like I said above, I associate NA with contemporary romance but I've been pitched Sci-Fi, Fantasy and Mystery NA which sometimes confuses me. (Why not just shelve it in those genre spaces instead of worrying about the fact that NA doesn't have shelf space at the moment?)<br />
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Anyway, I am not entirely right. There are NA sales that are not contemporary romance. These sales were fantasy and dystopian--kinda of younger paranormal romance. I've also heard from a couple NA authors on Twitter who wrote historical new adult novels that got picked up before this PM category was introduced.<br />
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So that's what NA means to Publishers Marketplace and to me. What do you think of when you think of "new adult"? And do you have any favorite new adult novels?
esc_keyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01926633025701296665noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343221201342730716.post-51035222568719896962013-05-03T13:46:00.000-07:002013-05-03T13:46:09.480-07:00Savvy AuthorsThere are still a few hours left for you to <a href="http://www.savvyauthors.com/vb/content.php?2692-Pitch-Your-Book-To-Emily-Keyes-of-L.-Perkins-Agency">pitch your book to me at Savvy Authors</a>! The contest closes at 11:59 (Eastern) this evening! esc_keyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01926633025701296665noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343221201342730716.post-5443531878460083402013-04-27T15:06:00.001-07:002013-04-27T15:07:18.359-07:00WidgetsPlaying with Amazon widgets again. Look! They spin!<br />
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The Congress shall have Power ...
To promote the Progress of Science and useful Arts, by securing for limited Times
to Authors and Inventors the exclusive Right to their respective Writings and
Discoveries. -- <i>United States Constitution</i></blockquote>
The US is one of a few countries in the world where a copyright (such as those of books) is a property right, not a moral right. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moral_right" target="_blank">Moral rights</a> often last indefinitely. But in the US, copyright lasts for a limited term. Or it was supposed to. ... Or at least<a href="http://press-pubs.uchicago.edu/founders/documents/a1_8_8s12.html" target="_blank"> Thomas Jefferson wanted it to</a>. <br />
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Originally, copyright was for 14 years and could be renewed for another 14. A total of 28 years. But since then there have been several laws passed extending the duration of copyright.<br />
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In 1831, the original term was extended to 28 years with a 14 year renewal (42 years total).<br />In 1909, the renewal term was extended to 28 years from 14 (56 years total). <br />In 1954, the copyright term was based on the life of the author and wasn't fixed.<br />In 1976, the term became the life of the author plus 50 years.<br />
In 1998, the term was extended to the life of the author plus 70 years. <br />
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So you can see that we've come a long way from copyright lasting 28 years max. Now if you publish something and died the next day, the copyright would still last longer than that. (I should note, the above is greatly simplified. There are some types of copyright, such as work-for-hire projects, that are 95 years fixed. But this is confusing enough already!) <br />
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What does this matter? It probably doesn't effect you much, unless you're trying to figure out if a book is public domain--maybe you want to make it available as an ebook or something.<br />
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<b>Simple Facts</b>: Any work published before 1923, is now considered public domain. <br />
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But after that, things get trickier thanks to the law changing.<br />
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If a book was published between 1923 and 1963, and the copyright <i>was </i>renewed in the 28th year, then the book is still protected by copyright. (For example: the Fitzgerald Estate will still be making money off the <i>Great Gatsby </i>film coming soon to theaters. <i>Gatsby </i>was published in 1925.) <br />
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If a book was published between 1923 and 1963 but <b><i>not </i></b>renewed in the 28th year, then it is now public domain.<br />
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You <i>need </i>to check on this. The US Copyright (copyright.gov) website does allow you to search, but their records between this time are a bit spotty. It is best to hire someone in Washington to look at the copyright records in person, if you are curious about a book from this time period. <br />
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Anything published after 1963 doesn't have to be renewed at all. Renewals were made redundant. On the one hand, this was good for saving time on paperwork. But it was bad for so-called "orphan" works. Now we often don't know who owns the rights to things--just that someone does and it can't be licensed or re-purposed. I imagine poor abandoned works begging on the street for attention, but the law won't let us give it to them... <br />
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I got off track. In answer to the question, "Is this work public domain?":<br />
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<li>If it was published before 1923, yes. </li>
<li>If it was published before 1963, maybe. </li>
<li>If it was published after 1963, no. </li>
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For more in-depth answers to these questions see: <a href="http://copyright.cornell.edu/resources/publicdomain.cfm" target="_blank">Copyright Term and the Public Domai</a>n (Cornell University). esc_keyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01926633025701296665noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343221201342730716.post-87966029591261437192013-04-22T08:30:00.000-07:002013-04-22T08:30:27.611-07:00More ebook chartsIn a <a href="http://esckeyes.blogspot.com/2013/04/digital-vs-print.html" target="_blank">previous post</a>, I looked at the different genres that are succeeding in the ebook market and which are not. Now I read this <a href="http://libraries.pewinternet.org/2012/04/04/the-rise-of-e-reading/" target="_blank">interesting study</a> by the PEW Research Center about ebooks. And look! They have graphs. I love graphs.<br />
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You can see that the category that still favors print books the most is the "reading with a child" category, which explains why picture books and possibly middle grade disappear from the ebook bestseller list.<br />
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This got me thinking about "enhanced" ebooks and apps and such. Maybe that 9% (where did the other 10% go?) really like using their tablets to read to kids.<br />
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The more I thought about it, the more I realized I'd never seen someone really read an ebook to their kid. Sometimes on the bus I see parents hand a kid an iPhone, so he or she can read. But in that case, the enhanced ebook isn't really taking the place of the picture book, it is taking the place of the parent.<br />
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Anyone else experienced this? Have you read an ebook to a child? esc_keyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01926633025701296665noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343221201342730716.post-85984909666081626282013-04-13T20:30:00.001-07:002013-04-22T08:30:41.702-07:00I'll be a Judge for the May Pitch+250 ContestAdventures in YA and Children's Publishing announced the judges for it's May contest today (See: <a href="http://childrenspublishing.blogspot.com/2013/04/announcing-judges-for-may-pitch250.html" target="_blank">Announcing the Judges for the May Pitch+250 Contest</a>)<br />
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Spoiler Alert: One of them is me!<br />
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I'll also be part of a contest at <a href="http://www.savvyauthors.com/vb/content.php" target="_blank">Savvy Authors</a> in May. More on that to come! esc_keyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01926633025701296665noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343221201342730716.post-6825057497902003602013-04-08T15:46:00.004-07:002013-04-08T15:46:44.139-07:00Digital vs PrintPublishers Weekly had an interesting article today, comparing the top 20 bestselling print books of 2013 (so far) to the top 20 bestselling ebooks of 2013 (so far).<br />
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You'd think the lists would be very similar, but they were not. Only four books (<i>Gone Girl, Safe Haven, Fifty Shades Freed, </i>and <i>Alex Cross, Run</i>) appeared on both. PW pointed out that women's fiction and romance dominated the ebook list, while other types of books like picture books fell away.<br />
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Because I renewed my love of making pie charts over the weekend, I went ahead a made charts of the two lists.<br />
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This is the print list, broken down by genre*:<br />
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;">*Some people might select the genres differently. I simply searched on B&N for the books and found what genre was mentioned. It is not at all scientific. </span><br />
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And this is the ebook list, again by genre:<br />
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The blue slice is the women's fiction/romance group. It gets much bigger in the ebook list. Young Adult and New Adult (red and pink) appear on this list, when they don't at all on the print. </div>
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But the ebook list loses religious, non-fiction, middle grade and picture books. I rather expected the loss of picture books, but am surprised by the loss of the non-fiction category--especially considering my previous post showed several self published NF books being bought up traditional houses. </div>
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PW notes that seven of the ebook bestsellers were self-published. (This number excludes the 50 Shades books, for some reason--I suspect because this is the Vintage edition they are measuring.) But that means that nearly half of the ebook bestsellers were self published. </div>
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The other trend I see in ebook bestsellers is movies. Seven of the titles (<i>Safe Haven</i>, <i>Beautiful Creatures</i>, <i>Alex Cross, Run</i>, <i>Beautiful Darkness</i>, <i>The Silver Linings Playbook</i>, <i>The Host</i>, and<i> The Perks of Being a Wallflower</i>) were recently made into films, or had books in that series made into films. Only two of those--mentioned above--made it onto the print list. </div>
esc_keyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01926633025701296665noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343221201342730716.post-66963123657092444502013-04-06T16:55:00.005-07:002013-04-06T16:55:43.121-07:00Self Publishing SuccessI'm always happy to hear when someone has success self-publishing their book. Too often there are tales of woe that involve <a href="http://accrispin.blogspot.com/2013/03/another-class-action-suit-launched.html" target="_blank">class action lawsuits</a>. I want writers to make money writing.<br />
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I'm doing some research on the topic currently. One thing I did today (for fun question mark) was look up all the deals on Publishers Marketplace that used the keywords "self published".<br />
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Between today and May 2012, there were 56 sales of self published authors' work to a larger house* listed on Publishers Marketplace.<br />
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The genres broke down as follows^: <br />
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You can see that, by far, the largest genre was "Women's Fiction/Romance." That is the category PM uses, I wish I knew which was more romance-y and which were more women's fiction-y. Would even like to know how often they could be described as "erotica." <br />
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And the "new adult" were sometimes listed in this category as well, but I plucked them out since my own interest is in young adult/new adult/middle grade. I was sad to see there weren't any middle grade sales on there.<br />
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Next I have a chart showing which houses were buying these books:<br />
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... and the winner is Amazon! I found this strange since, well, you can sell your books on Amazon yourself. The reason you sign a traditional deal--in my mind at least--is to get your books in bookstores, but Amazon doesn't have a great track record there.<br />
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Hachette and S&S are next (and, to be fair, S&S has had some problems getting books in bookstores lately too).<br />
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I am surprised Random House's slice of the pie is relatively small, since they are the biggest publisher in the US and they already know how self published titles can take off--they have <i>50 Shades of Grey.</i> <br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">*I left out sales of foreign, audio or film rights because they didn't fit neatly into my pie chart. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">^Sometimes it was hard to tell if something was "women's fiction/romance" or "young adult" or "new adult" since the lines are blurry. If the phrase "new adult" or the fact that the main character was in college was listed in the deal announcement, I put it as new adult. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">& That <span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">publisher</span> you can't read at all underneath "Harper Collins" at the bottom is "Macmillan" with 1. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;">That's what I have. What am I missing? Please tell me there's more YA/MG sales success stories I don't know about! </span> </span>esc_keyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01926633025701296665noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343221201342730716.post-52667725591164084572013-04-05T16:58:00.000-07:002013-04-05T16:58:46.386-07:00WDCEI will be at Writers' Digest Conference East tomorrow for the Pitch Slam. I meant to post earlier in the week, to encourage you all to register, if you were in the New York area. Whoops. Now you've already missed a day of the conference. Sorry. But it seems there is <a href="http://www.writersdigestconference.com/ehome/51706/register/?&" target="_blank">on-site pricing available</a>. So maybe check it out.<br />
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The next time I will be taking pitch is <b>May 11 </b>at the Connecticut Author and Publishers Association Conference in beautiful downtown Hartford, CT*. <a href="http://www.aboutcapa.com/2013CAPABrochure.pdf" target="_blank">Click here to download the brochure and application</a>. <br />
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1. <b>Keep an Open Mind.</b> You're paying to hear other people talk, so maybe you should hear them out. Also, things might not go exactly as planned but that doesn't mean it's bad.<br />
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2. <b>Make New Friends. </b>Cons are a great chance to meet other writers and form support groups.<br />
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3. <b>Bring a Notebook. </b>So you can take notes or jot down story ideas.<br />
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4. <b>Wear the Right Shoes. </b>The temptation to wear dressy shoes to "be professional" is high. Opt for something comfortable (or magical) instead.<br />
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5. <b>Don't Give Me Things. </b>Remember that literary agents are like Tony Stark, we don't like to be handed things. (If we took manuscripts, fliers, or doodads from everyone we'd need new luggage.) Take a card and email me later. esc_keyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01926633025701296665noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343221201342730716.post-9584788389798404732013-03-15T15:07:00.004-07:002013-03-15T15:07:37.087-07:00Write Stuff<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Registration for the <a href="http://www.glvwg.org/conference/index.htm" target="_blank">Write Stuff Conference</a> has been extended until this Monday, March 18th.<br />
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I'll be there on Friday and Saturday. So if you live in the area and want to say hello, you should register. I'll also be taking pitches but I'm told those are filled up.<br />
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However there seem to be appointments with Julia Bannon, who is also at the L. Perkins Agency, still available. And Julia is lovely!<br />
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Come see us! The event takes place March 21 to 23 at the Days Hotel in Allentown, PA. No walk-ins are accepted so <a href="http://www.glvwg.org/conference/register.htm" target="_blank">register here now!</a> <br />
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There is also a <a href="http://glvwgwritersconference.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">conference blog</a> that will have an interview with me up some time in the near future. If you are interested seeing what a dork I am. <br />
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And speaking of conferences, if there are any conference organizers out there, I decided my new life's goal is to go to a writers' con in all 50 states but my map is currently sad looking (<a href="http://esckeyes.tumblr.com/post/45390650444/states-ive-been-to-writers-conferences-in-one" target="_blank">see it and weep</a>), so <a href="mailto:emily@lperkinsagency.com" target="_blank">email m</a>e if you need an agent to come to your con. esc_keyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01926633025701296665noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343221201342730716.post-475255926386172552013-03-06T19:21:00.003-08:002013-03-07T10:56:42.101-08:00Hail HYDRASince SFWA announced that it <a href="http://www.sfwa.org/2013/03/random-house-imprint-hydra-not-a-qualifying-market/" target="_blank">would not consider books published by Random House's Hydra imprint</a> credentials for membership, there has been a lot of discussion of the <a href="http://accrispin.blogspot.com/2013/02/second-class-contracts-deal-terms-at.html" target="_blank">terms offered</a> by Random House's digital imprints. <br />
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I don't think these are great terms by any means. (Do they really expect the author to pay for set up fees? Ew.)<br />
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But I've been surprised to see many people condemning RH for having a "life of copyright" contract. I'm pretty sure 90% of the contracts Random House signs authors to are for life of copyright. (The exception being licenses from other publishers, or foreign translations.)<br />
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In print publishing, life of copyright is the norm. I know it's not in the digital world--which is why this seems strange. <br />
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This doesn't (usually) mean the publisher will have the right to publish the book for the authors lifetime plus 70 years*. A publisher should have a provision--usually called "out of print termination" or "reversion of rights" which states how the author can get the publishing rights BACK.<br />
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Now, I've never done a deal with Hydra. But my issue with a lot of these print-turned-digital publishers is that they have a print mentality in these reversion of rights clauses. It will say the author can have the rights back if the book is no longer "available for sale." That was fine 20 years ago, when you would just walk into a B. Dalton and ask if the book was available and if they said no, that meant the book was out of print.<br />
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Now days, a book can be up online but not sell any copies. Is that still "in print"? Is that still "available for sale"?<br />
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So if you are about to sign one of these Hydra deals, I would check on that Out of Print clause. If they don't specify how many copies need to be sold or how much an author needs to make per royalty period for a book to be considered "in print," then we have a very big problem. <br />
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ETA: J<a href="http://whatever.scalzi.com/2013/03/06/a-contract-from-alibi/" target="_blank">ohn Scalzi got a copy of one of the RH digital imprint contracts</a>. It is as I feared. The out of print clause is for a print publisher from before computers were invented. IF YOU ARE AN AUTHOR WITHOUT AN AGENT, PLEASE KNOW THAT YOU CAN NEGOTIATE THIS. Don't just sign the first thing they put in front of you!esc_keyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01926633025701296665noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343221201342730716.post-2985811941245697132013-02-12T07:52:00.002-08:002013-02-12T07:52:10.627-08:00Future Daze<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;">I don't usually like book trailers, but I will share this one with you because it is kind of cool. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;">One of my clients, Dale Lucas, has a story in <i>Futuredaze </i>called "Out of the Silent Sea", which TangentOnline called "<span><span style="color: black;">a beautifully-written story about love and isolation – the prose is stunning and the world is rich and believable." Congrats, Dale. </span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://underwordsblog.com/publications-projects/futuredaze/" target="_blank">Find out more about FutureDaze here. </a></span> </span></span></span></span><br />
esc_keyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01926633025701296665noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343221201342730716.post-8657887489542004222013-01-12T13:47:00.005-08:002013-01-12T13:47:40.215-08:00Part of being a young adult is wishing you didn't have to go to school. And part of being an adult is wishing you could go to school instead of work. So sometimes I listen to the iTunes U classes online. And today I found one about young adult literature, offered by La Trobe University in Melbourne, Australia.<br />
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I haven't finished listening to it, but I thought it might be of interest to some of my readers.<br />
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<a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/course/fiction-for-young-adults/id547540650" target="_blank">Fiction for Young Adults</a>, From <em>Pride and Prejudice</em> to <em>Twilight</em>, <em>Looking for Alibrandi</em> to <em>The Hunger Games</em>,
students in this subject will analyse factors affecting the emergence
and development of fiction for young adults as a distinctive literature
category over the last twenty years. Students will also focus on recent
trends in this field, including the development of a range of critical
perspectives for interpreting themes, issues and responses to this
literature by adults and adolescents.esc_keyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01926633025701296665noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343221201342730716.post-52172993836568960042013-01-10T12:05:00.002-08:002013-01-26T17:41:15.159-08:00ConferencesI'm excited to announce that I will be attending two new (for me) conferences in upcoming months. If any of my blog readers are in the area, you should stop by!<br />
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<a href="http://www.glvwg.org/conference/" target="_blank">The Write Stuff</a>, Greater Lehigh Valley Writers Group<br />
Allentown, PA<br />
Four Points Sheraton<br />
March 22-23<br />
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<a href="http://www.writersdigestconference.com/ehome/index.php?eventid=51706&" target="_blank">Writers Digest East Conferenc</a>e, Writers Digest <br />
New York, NY<br />
Sheraton Hotel, NYC<br />
April 6, 2013<b> </b><br />
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<a href="http://www.aboutcapa.com/2013CAPA-U.htm" target="_blank">CAPA-U</a>, Connecticut Authors and Publishers Association<br />
Hartford, CT<br />
Hartford Steam Boiler Convention Center<br />
May 11, 2013<br />
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I hope to add more conferences to my schedule in coming weeks. Conferences are my only excuse to travel. :)<br />
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esc_keyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01926633025701296665noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343221201342730716.post-43247740611404379682012-12-02T20:05:00.003-08:002012-12-02T20:07:54.596-08:00Not for Emetophobes. I wanted to post to let you guys know that I am seriously behind on reading partial and full manuscripts. This is not a novel state of affairs. I'm almost always behind. But I recently contracted a series of illnesses. (Cold led to stomach virus, stomach virus migrated to throat infection. It's been a joy to live with me.)<br />
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I think (hope?) I'm better now. So no need to send well wishes. Just wanted to post my excuses publicly to those who might be impatiently waiting on something from me. <br />
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It's not you, it's me.<br />
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