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Self-Publisher's Legal Handbook, Second Edition: Updated Guide to Protecting Your Rights and Wallet

by Helen Sedwick

A legal reference for independent authors

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A legal reference for independent authors

Helen Sedwick’s handbook organizes the legal and business concerns of writing and independent publishing into practical topics, from setting up a writing business and protecting copyright to identifying scams and considering tax matters. The second edition adds guidance on pen names, using lyrics and images, writing about real people, content theft, estate planning, and expanding beyond a book. Its scope makes the legal side of publishing part of the author’s working toolkit, with attention to rights, contracts, and common risks. The book presents these issues as guidance for writers navigating independent publishing, rather than as a substitute for advice tailored to a particular situation.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Writers handling independent publishing who want an overview of legal and business considerations.
  • Authors seeking reference material on copyright, contracts, permissions, or writing about real people.
  • Writers exploring topics such as pen names, content theft, estate planning, or publishing beyond a book.

Themes

Independent publishingCopyright and intellectual propertyWriting business and taxesContracts, permissions, and infringement risksPublishing beyond the book

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Book overview

Building on the best-selling success of the original Self-Publisher's Legal Handbook, Helen Sedwick wrote this expanded second edition to help writers stay out of court and at their desks.

Using 30 years of legal experience, Sedwick shows writers how to

  • Set up their business
  • Protect their copyright
  • Avoid infringement
  • Spot scams
  • Save on taxes.

This second edition covers additional topics including

  • Choosing a pen name
  • Using lyrics and images
  • Writing about real people
  • Fighting content theft
  • Dealing with estate planning
  • Expanding beyond the book.

Don't lose your copyright by signing a bad contract, or waste money by buying into a scam, or lose sleep by getting sued for defamation. Self-Publisher's Legal Handbook helps writers navigate the legal aspects of writing and independent publishing.

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