publishing contract

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publishing
noun[U]
uk
/ˈpʌb.lɪʃ.ɪŋ/us
/ˈpʌb.lɪʃ.ɪŋ/
the profession or business of producing and selling a book, magazine, ...
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contract
noun[C]
uk
/ˈkɒn.trækt/us
/ˈkɑːn.trækt/
a legal document that states and explains a formal agreement between two different people or groups, or the ...
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(Definition ofpublishingandcontractfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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It would be of especial importance if the licence was granted as apublishingcontract.
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Has he ever tried to negotiate apublishingcontractwith a publisher in which he excludes the right of the publisher to sell the books to a library?
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His prizes included a recording contract, apublishingcontractand musical equipment to the value of 10,000.
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He was turned down, not due to any lack of ability, but because of a conflict with his existing musicpublishingcontract.
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Traditionally, the copyright owner licenses or assigns some of their rights (e.g. distribution and sales) to publishing companies, by means of apublishingcontract.
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Through an agreement called apublishingcontract, a songwriter or composer assigns the copyright of their composition to a publishing company.
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Winning authors receive a $25,000 award and apublishingcontract, from which they receive royalties.
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Even worse, they violated long-standing laws about publishing contracts, paying advances for works that were never completed and never published.
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Her first break as a writer came when she submitted the first chapters to a literary contest, and won apublishingcontractfor the whole book.
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The band recently changed theirpublishingcontract.
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Elam received apublishingcontractat the age of 16.
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King received apublishingcontractthat included a $25,000 advance.
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Explorers were concerned as much with profitable publishing contracts, society awards, and securing key lecture engagements as they were with their ability to provide scientific observations and impressive cartographic discoveries.
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There have also been film commitments, and even printing and publishing contracts, which have to be settled many months before the actual distribution takes place.
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Being a publishable author doesn't automatically make someone an expert on modern publishing contracts and practices, especially where television, film, or foreign rights are involved.
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It raised his public profile, eventually aiding in his obtaining new publishing contracts.
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It is standard practice for such assignments to be made in book publishing contracts, for example.
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In his later years he was also an active campaigner for libraries and for support, pension rights and fair publishing contracts for writers.
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