Are there book publishers that allow the writer to retain e-rights?
These are e-publishers, not traditional book publishers. P-publishers will not permit an author to retain such rights to interfere and limit sales of the work. Legal complications also materialize when two marketers are selling the same product. If the publisher makes a mistake, the author becomes party to a lawsuit and visa versa. Only one can own the rights. The author transfers these rights to the p-publisher along with other subsidiary rights; motion picture rights, live performance rights, etc. If you have never been published before this may all sound strange to you, but it’s routine business in the publishing environment. Authors sign over the rights, so the publisher can do their job; that is, to sell books. Read books about publishing and legal contracts. Many Websites offer advice.
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