Before You Publish - Part 7

"Before You Publish" by Tim Wourms, President of publishing for CSN Books and Legacy Line Publishing, helps authors bring their books books to the Marketplace. You can download your free copy by going to csnbooks.com.

Myths About the publishing Industry

Myth # 2: “I will still own the rights to my book with a royalty publisher.”
TRUTH: Not only do you no longer own the rights to your material, you also forfeit creative control. The publisher will make sure that you sign away creative control (not worded that way, of course) so that they can make whatever changes they think are needed for the commercial market.
At CSN Books and Legacy Line publishing you always own all the rights to your book, to your cover design, and you make all the final creative decisions.
Myth # 3: “I won’t have to pay a dime if I’m accepted by a royalty publisher.”
TRUTH: If you become one of the rare minority of authors who actually gets accepted by a true royalty publisher, then be ready to brush up on your math skills. Royalty publishers are very aware of their power position regarding your book; they know you think that they are “the answer” to all of your prayers, so they are very good at leveraging the relationship in their favor.
The first surprise you may have in your contract is that you give up the ownership rights to your material. That’s right, it is no longer yours, unless of course you are willing to buy out the contract.
The contract you sign is normally what is called a “unilateral” (one-sided) contract, created to benefit the publisher, even if you do not sell a single book. The traditional publishers have evolved a system that lures you into thinking you are going to have a best-seller, yet, in truth, they will do just fine if you do not sell many books at all. Just because you have a royalty contract, do not expect to get out of paying for the process. Some current so-called royalty publishers will actually charge you a huge amount to publish your book, charge you for every process along the way, and still own the rights to your material!


Submitted by Dr. Michael Wourms,
Founder, CSN Books

CSN books offers all publishing services including proofing , editing , and cover design.
Our printing is high quality, and we offer marketing and distribution.