The Most Important Legal Tips for Your Book Publication

Many debuts and first authors in India face many question marks about book publication after completing their manuscript. Your own book has been written, but what's next? Finding book publishers for new writers in India is not that difficult, but what important is to focus on legal matters such as copyright, the taxation of book income, publishing contracts, notice period or registration.

However, if you want to publish your first book, you should be thoroughly informed about these things.

The legal requirement for a book publication

Before you dare to publish your book, take a close look at your book. Does your work meet the legal requirements for publication? What needs to be considered here? Your content should come from you - exclusively from you! After many cases of plagiarism, even in self-publishing, it is important to look at your own work even more critically.

Copyright and exploitation rights

What about your author’s rights when it comes to publication? As an author, you always retain the copyright to your content. You also cannot transfer the right as the author, but only the rights to use your text. Check whether you agree with the exclusive exploitation rights in the contract with a publisher. Pay attention to possible chances of contractual freedom.

The book contract

Legal conditions that bind the author to the publisher are set out in the so-called book contract or author contract. In this, the author concludes a contract with the publisher that defines the rights of both parties. You should check this carefully before signing and binding it to a publisher.

Title Protection

If you just had a bombastic idea for what you think is a stunning title? Before the actual publication, you should immediately check whether you were the first to come up with this idea. If you publish with a title that already exists, there may be problems with the rights of a third-party publisher's already protected title.

If everything is now "right" with your work and you are on the safe side, you can start publishing your book with any leading book publisher in India. We wish you much success!