USA Work for Hire Agreement for Artists and Writers

Get the exclusive rights to publish an author's latest work and an option to publish future titles under the terms of this Book Publishing Agreement.

• The author grants the publisher an exclusive worldwide license to publish the literary work in print, electronic and any other media formats.
• The publisher also has the right to prepare derivative works based on the work.
• The publisher gets the exclusive right to copyright the work and to renew the copyright, in the publisher's name.
• The author will deliver both a hard copy and electronic copy of the work. Once the work is prepared for reproduction, the author is responsible for creating the key word index and table of contents.
• The author will review and approve successive proofs edited by the publisher, and is responsible for ensuring the completeness and accuracy of each proof.
• The author agrees not to publish any other work or intellectual property based on the published work at any time while the work is in print, except as agreed to by the publisher.
• Royalties are based on net sale proceeds of the work (gross sales less rebates, discounts, returns, taxes, freight, shipping and insurance).
• The author grants the publisher an option to publish one or more future titles.

Secure non-exclusive worldwide rights to an author's literary work with this Book Publishing Agreement.

• The author grants the publisher a non-exclusive worldwide license to publish the work.
• The publisher will pay royalties to the author calculated on net receipts, after deduction of costs and expenses.
• Submissions must be made in accordance with the publisher's submission procedures, which are included as a schedule.
• The author can purchase copies of the work at a discounted price.
• The publisher will charge an annual title maintenance fee.
• This is a generic legal contract which is not specific to any country.

The Book Publishing Agreement with non-exclusive worldwide rights is a downloadable digital template that you can easily customize to fit your needs.

Get the consent of the owner, speaker or author of a quote, photograph or personal statement to use the material in a printed publication with this easy-to-use Consent to Use form.

• The owner of the material consents to the publisher's use of the material in the work or works specified in the Consent Form.
• This is a generic legal form which is not specific to any country and can be used anywhere.
• The form is reusable - download it and use it as often as you need to.

Commission an artist to illustrate your book, e-book or other publication with this Illustration Commission Agreement (Royalty Payments).

• The artist will be paid an ongoing royalty (based on net profits from sales of the book) for the author's use of the illustrations in the book.
• If the artist's work is also used in connection with any merchandising, the artist will receive an additional royalty from the sale of the merchandise.
• The author or publisher must provide the artist with a statement of net sales and royalties accruing for each payment period.
• The artist will be credited each time the illustrations are used.
• The artist will retain ownership of and copyright in the illustrations. The work done under the contract is specifically stated NOT to be a work for hire.
• The artist warrants that the illustrations are original and not derivative, and that he/she is the sole owner.

If you'd like to use your money to pay for publishing your work instead of paying lawyers to write contract forms for you, you'll love this ready-made Illustration Commission Agreement (Royalty Payments).