Publications

The Society has a number of Quick Guides and Occasional Papers that answer common queries.

Members of the Society can download the full text of all Quick Guides and Occasional Papers by logging into the members-only section of the website.

Our Permissions Quick Guide, Occasional Paper on Vanity Publishing/Subsidy Publishing and Print on Demand (POD) guide are available on this website. Basic copyright queries are covered in our New Writer FAQs.

The following Guides are available free to members, £10 post free to non-members:

Publishing Contracts
Electronic Publishing Contracts
Translation Contracts

The following Guides are available free to members, £7.50 post free to non-members:

Self Publishing and Print-on-Demand
Author Appearances at Schools, Colleges, Festivals and Libraries

The following Guides are available free to members, £5 post free to non-members:

Ghost Writing/Collaboration Contracts
Indexing Your Book
Bringing a Small Claim in the County Court

The following Guides are free to members, £2 post free to non-members

Copyright and Moral Rights
The Protection of Titles
Your Copyrights After Your Death
Permissions
Copyright in Artistic Works including Photographs
Value Added Tax
Income Tax
Libel
Authors’ Agents
Literary Translation
Marketing Your Book
Dealing with Newspapers and Magazines

The following Occasional Papers are free to members, £1 post free to non-members

Film Options on Literary Properties
Vanity/Subsidy Publishing and Self-Publishing
Packaged Books and Co-Editions

To request any of the above, please email us. If you are not a member, please send your order to Publications, The Society of Authors, 84 Drayton Gardens, London SW10 9SB, enclosing a cheque made payable to The Society of Authors.

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