Author asked me to sell copyright. Would it be a good idea to ask for small share from the profit he is going to make?
2007-12-09 03:49:46 · 9 answers · asked by Victor P 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
Don't sell the copyright. This picture is yours and should stay your creation/property. Unless of course you designed it for this book and wouldn't use it again.
I work with artists and I prefer to pay a flat rate, with a free complimentary copy of the book, a mention inside the book about the artist, and also permission to promote the cover/picture where ever he wants as long as he/she doesn't sell the artwork again.
2007-12-11 04:29:29 · answer #1 · answered by Karina 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This should have been taken care of before the book was published. I suggest you don't sell the copyright, but settle on a flat fee for the picture being included in the book. If the book is with a major publisher and it's just the one picture, I suggest about $300. If it's with a small publisher, you would do better to settle for $20.
Both the author and the publisher dropped the ball on this one.
If you ask for a royalty, the book WILL be pulled and the picture removed. Greed won't get you anything except in debt to a lawyer.
2007-12-09 12:12:30 · answer #2 · answered by loryntoo 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If you sell the copyright, the author will own all rights to the picture as if it were his own creation. He'll be able to sell it or license it to other users without any further payment to you. If you sell just the one-time right to use the picture in this book, you'll retain all other rights. You'll have the option to sell the picture to other users in the future. Normally, you can expect a smaller payment for one-time rights than for a transfer of copyright. It's rare for an illustrator to get a percentage of the book's profits, except in the case of something like a children's book in which the pictures are half (or more) of the total package.
2007-12-09 13:05:55 · answer #3 · answered by classmate 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
this would depend on quite a few thing, like how many pictures are in the book, will the book be a best seller, will your name be mentioned in the book and so on.
if you dont take pictures for a living then a small fee would be justified and you name mentioned. if you are professional then you could demand a lot more.
I think that just getting your picture in print is a good thing.
If the book is already published then i am surprised this has not been sorted out before publishing.
2007-12-09 12:03:15 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The best thing to do is to let a lawyer make the cotract with the authors lawyer. But the bes contract for you may be a fixed prize for up to say 10000 copies and then a share above that. J.
2007-12-09 12:36:48 · answer #5 · answered by Johan from Sweden 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'd look at the Writer's and artists yearbook to find the best way through. See what it says in there.
Your picture might be the only good thing in the book, and then someone else owns the rights to it.
http://www.writersandartists.co.uk/
Is a link to the website.
2007-12-09 12:34:14 · answer #6 · answered by i_am_jean_s 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Royalties are a 2 edged sword.
If the book sell a million copies then you make a nice fat check but if it sells 10 copies you get near nothing.
2007-12-09 12:00:01 · answer #7 · answered by Jan Luv 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No. Just ask for a fee. He might not sell more than 2 copies.
2007-12-09 11:53:17 · answer #8 · answered by Spotlight 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Tell him how you feel and he might make a reasonable deal.
2007-12-09 11:54:27 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋