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2 statements across 1 episodes · 0 bullish · 2 bearish · 1 people on the record · first statement Aug 6, 2019 by Hugh Howey · across every show →

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Aug 6, 2019 bearish
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Howey: Traditional Publishing Contracts Are Now the Last Resort for Authors
“Self-publishing used to be thought of as the last resort for writers. Now publishing contracts are the last resort, because as long as you own the rights, you have the freedom to make any decision you want down the road.”
Hugh Howey Aug 6, 2019 ▶ 1:32:34 #63 Hugh Howey: Winning at the Self-publishing Game
Aug 6, 2019 negative
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Howey: Print-on-demand renders standard book rights reversion clauses laughable
“Unless there's a reversion clause and most publishing contracts have them, but they're laughable. They usually just say, as long as the book is in print, the publisher retains the rights. And we talked about print on demand earlier. Now publishers can just mov…”
Hugh Howey Aug 6, 2019 ▶ 1:23:39 #63 Hugh Howey: Winning at the Self-publishing Game
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