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Nicholas Wells November 1, 2012

Publishing Advances and Writing Commitments

Earlier this month, The Penguin Group, second largest trade book publisher in the world, sued five authors who accepted advances but never produced the promised books.  The authors included: Elizabeth Wurtzel, author of Prozac Nation, who signed a $100,000 deal for another book in 2003; Blogger Ana Marie Cox, who signed book deal in 2006; Rebecca […]

Filed Under: Entertainment Law, Publishing Tagged With: authors, contracts, entertainment law, publishing, The Penguin group

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