Happy New Year, All!
I'm working on writing a non-fiction book. I feel fairly confident in the content research and writing aspects, but I have some questions more on the business/legal/publishing side of things. I would immensely appreciate any insight/guidance you'd be willing to provide.
I'm currently reading "The Essential Guide to Getting Your Book Published: How to Write It, Sell It, and Market It ... Successfully!" by Arielle Eckstut and David Henry Sterry. Perhaps my questions will be answered as I get further along, but I'm presently feeling a particular hunger for answers that my reading speed cannot satiate.
Anyway, your input, discussion, suggestions, and/or guidance would be incredibly helpful!
Questions:
1a. When/how do you need to get permissions to refer to someone, published content (other books, articles, etc.), a corporation, etc.?
1b. Does simply participating in an online forum (such as this one) give the forum owner permission to use what you post in a book related to the forum (without additional acquisition of permission)?
1c. What counts as published or copyrighted?
2. What about libel/defamation? I'm reading UNSCRIPTED and it honestly makes me a little nervous when @MJ DeMarco throws slight shade (e.g., Carnival Cruise, Ms. STIFford).
3. I suppose my overarching question is: How do you protect yourself? Do you hire a lawyer? Would going through a publishing company (assuming you can find one to take on your work) take care of much of this? Do you need to publish under an LLC or some other entity?
4. What advice would you give your past self regarding book writing/publishing/marketing/etc.?
More to come...
I'm working on writing a non-fiction book. I feel fairly confident in the content research and writing aspects, but I have some questions more on the business/legal/publishing side of things. I would immensely appreciate any insight/guidance you'd be willing to provide.
I'm currently reading "The Essential Guide to Getting Your Book Published: How to Write It, Sell It, and Market It ... Successfully!" by Arielle Eckstut and David Henry Sterry. Perhaps my questions will be answered as I get further along, but I'm presently feeling a particular hunger for answers that my reading speed cannot satiate.
Anyway, your input, discussion, suggestions, and/or guidance would be incredibly helpful!
Questions:
1a. When/how do you need to get permissions to refer to someone, published content (other books, articles, etc.), a corporation, etc.?
1b. Does simply participating in an online forum (such as this one) give the forum owner permission to use what you post in a book related to the forum (without additional acquisition of permission)?
1c. What counts as published or copyrighted?
2. What about libel/defamation? I'm reading UNSCRIPTED and it honestly makes me a little nervous when @MJ DeMarco throws slight shade (e.g., Carnival Cruise, Ms. STIFford).
3. I suppose my overarching question is: How do you protect yourself? Do you hire a lawyer? Would going through a publishing company (assuming you can find one to take on your work) take care of much of this? Do you need to publish under an LLC or some other entity?
4. What advice would you give your past self regarding book writing/publishing/marketing/etc.?
More to come...
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