Sheet dealing is a term used in publishing to describe the practice of extending a print-run by 'running on' extra copies of a book's sheets, which are then sold on to a subsidiary overseas publisher to be bound into books. Sheet dealing, which can allow publishers to reduce the amount of royalties they pay authors, has been widespread among multinationals since the 1980s. It is a way to move the sold product 'off the books' and beyond the scope of the royalty agreement. Net Receipts Royalties Methods of calculating royalties changed during the 1980s, due to the rise of retail chain booksellers, which demanded increasing discounts from publishers. As a result, rather than paying royalties based on a percentage of a book’s cover price, publishers preferred to pay royalties based on their net receipts. In 1991, Frederick Nolan, author and former publishing executive, explained how the new system made 'sheet dealing' possible: Legal Opinion In 2003, following the HarperCollins case, Nicola Solomon, a leading British literary lawyer, said that the fairness of sheet dealing was mixed, depending in part upon the language of the agreement and its effect on royalty distribution. Publishers and authors have conflicting interests, and unrepresented authors are particularly subject to adverse bookkeeping and self dealing by the publisher See also Andrew Malcolm (author) Advance against royalties Author Royalty payment Self-dealing
In publishing, sheet dealing is the practice of extending a print run by "running on" extra copies of a book's sheets, which are then sold on to a subsidiary overseas publisher to be bound into books. Sheet dealing, which can allow publishers to reduce the amount of royalties they pay authors, has been widespread among multinationals since the 1980s. It is a way to move the sold product 'off the books' and beyond the scope of the royalty agreement. Net receipts royalties Methods of calculating royalties changed during the 1980s, due to the rise of retail chain booksellers, which demanded increasing discounts from publishers. As a result, rather than paying royalties based on a percentage of a book’s cover price, publishers preferred to pay royalties based on their net receipts. In 1991, Frederick Nolan, author and former publishing executive, explained how the new system made 'sheet dealing' possible: Legal opinion In 2003, following the HarperCollins case, Nicola Solomon, a leading British literary lawyer, said that the fairness of sheet dealing was mixed, depending in part upon the language of the agreement and its effect on royalty distribution. Publishers and authors have conflicting interests, and unrepresented authors are particularly subject to adverse bookkeeping and self dealing by the publisher See also Advance against royalties Author Royalty payment Self-dealing
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Sheet dealing is a term used in publishing to describe
In publishing, sheet dealing is
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print run by "running on"
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Andrew Malcolm (author)