Publishing Trends - Short Topics & Resources
Are you a Journalist? Publisher?
If you’re not already using www.helpareporter.com, check it out. It’s a service much like ProfNet, but free. It used to be on Facebook, but grew too large for it. Once you subscribe, you receive about three (sometimes two, no more than four, ever) emails a day with reporter, editor, and freelance writer queries, written so you can quickly and easily scan the topics for relevance.
*******
Postal Rate Increases - USPS in the USA
Domestic:
flat-rate envelope, now $4.60, going to $4.80, a 4.3 percent increase
flat-rate box, now $8.95, going to $9.80, a 9.5 percent increase
But there is some mention of an average 3.5 percent savings for doing labels online.
International:
flat-rate envelope to Canada and Mexico, now $9, going to $9.95, a 10.6 percent increase flat-rate envelope to other countries, now $11, going to $11.95, an 8.6 percent increase
flat-rate box Canada and Mexico, now $23, going to $23.95, a 4.1 percent increase
flat-rate box other countries, now $37, going to $38.95, a 5.3 percent increase
Want to check on postal rates? You need to know the weight of your package and its size:
*******
Need copies of your CD for your book insert?
www.digx.com is a company that can make copies of your CD. If you’re selling to bookstores, the CD pockets must be “tamper resistant” - in other words, you should be able to easily see if the pocket was ever opened.
*******
Copyright Question:
Is there a difference between printed books and movies as far as the law and enforcement of it?
There certainly is in the U.S. There’s a law called the Digital Millenium Copyright Act (DMCA) which criminalized anything that removes or circumvents copy-protection software from protected media. This was passed at the behest of the powerful software and entertainment industry lobbies. The penalty is up to five years in prison.
*******
Looking for a website that will give you currency exchange rates? Go to : http://www.xe.com/ucc/
*******
Legal Shorts-
1. My publisher went out of business putting my book out of print. Does this mean the rights to my book revert to me?
“………..Without proper legal provisions, there is no law that requires the rights in a book to revert even if it is out of print………..” IVAN HOFFMAN, B.A., J.D., Attorney at Law http://www.ivanhoffman.com
Read more about this important topic, ”Out of Print Provisions in Book Contracts” by clicking on ”Articles for Writers and Publishers.” at http://www.ivanhoffman.com
