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Read this review. Read past issues of the Advertising Tips newsletter . In children's publishing, a book can remain on a publisher's backlist for 50 years. Most publishers will copyright the text in the name of the author, meaning that when the work goes out of print all rights revert back to the author and the book can be sold to another publisher. The author or illustrator is paid one lump sum for their work, and receives no royalties.