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It might be a non-exclusive license, where they have the right to sell the book, but you retain rights to distribute elsewhere as well. Others, however, will know a LOT more than me.
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>From: THDW <[log in to unmask]>
>Sent: Nov 7, 2010 1:34 PM
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: OT: electronic rights
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>People
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>Anybody out there versed in rights ?
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>My books have been out of print for more than ten years and so the rights have reverted to me.
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>I am now putting the first novel into digital form and I hope to then sell it as an e-book on Amazon's Kindle store.
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>I have two questions:
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>Because Amazon is the platform, does Amazon acquire any rights to the text ?
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>Can I also sell the text to another platform, like the iPad or Sony ?
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>TIA
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>T
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>ps: I am trying to work out a cover for the book. Given that it will often appear as a thumbnail, I suspect I want to keep the image as simple and as striking possible. For anyone interested, I have posted two covers on my blog at:
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>http://www.pbase.com/pbasetim/trotti
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>and would appreciate any feedback. Again, thanks in advance.
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