Are eBook rights, electronic rights, and digital rights the same thing? If not, what's the difference? How do these relate to showing excerpts on websites, readings on YouTube, book related apps, etc.? Thanks.
eBook vs Electronic vs Digital Rights
- Thread starter Ava Meeple
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I believe that electronic and digital rights are the same. But magazines will ask for digital rights but not eBook rights. (i.e. they publish on a website alongside or instead of print, but don't publish a story as an individual volume for sale.) But you would need to look at the terms in context of the particular contract and publisher. If in doubt, ask for a definition of what rights they are seeking.
They shouldn't ask for rights they can't utilize. (FREX: World English Digital rights to distribute an ebook via Amazon and other vendors is one thing. Foreign rights/translation rights unless they already do that on a regular basis is probably just a grab to try and prevent competition.)
They shouldn't ask for rights they can't utilize. (FREX: World English Digital rights to distribute an ebook via Amazon and other vendors is one thing. Foreign rights/translation rights unless they already do that on a regular basis is probably just a grab to try and prevent competition.)