Sample book contract: Simon & Schuster

JennaGlatzer · Aug 29, 2007

I don't have time to analyze it, but I ran across this today and thought it might be of interest to some here:

http://contracts.onecle.com/california-culinary/simon.pub.1996.02.22.shtml

That's a (fairly old) Simon & Schuster book contract. In case you've always been curious...

ATP · Sep 5, 2007

I think this is a pretty good and informative piece of data, actually, despite its 'age'.

I would like to propose that it be made a 'sticky', and serve as part of the NF books forum permanent resources.

Thanks.

pollykahl · Sep 6, 2007

Thanks Jenna, this is very interesting.

musicalzoo · Sep 21, 2007

very cool!

hope to see one of those with my name and those figures on it someday!

oh, could ask for more, but I wont be greedy! lol

JennaGlatzer · Sep 21, 2007

Cool. Glad it's helpful. I'll sticky it, and will try to add links to other contracts when I remember where I saw 'em.

wordsmith · Sep 26, 2007

Thanks Jenna...really informative.
I too hope to see those figures some day! Zoinks!

Talia · Oct 26, 2007

Great link Jenna. Thanks

JAG4584 · Oct 26, 2007

Thank you for providing this info very helpful

Thanks!

Karpathos · Mar 8, 2008

A helpful example! Thanks, Jenna.

JasonA · Aug 19, 2008

JennaGlatzer said:
I don't have time to analyze it, but I ran across this today and thought it might be of interest to some here:

http://contracts.onecle.com/california-culinary/simon.pub.1996.02.22.shtml

That's a (fairly old) Simon & Schuster book contract. In case you've always been curious...

It'd be nice to get that deal.

Bluestone · Aug 19, 2008

JennaGlatzer said:
Cool. Glad it's helpful. I'll sticky it, and will try to add links to other contracts when I remember where I saw 'em.

Did you happen to find links to any other contracts, or can I find any on other threads?

The Simon & Schuster advance sounds awfully nice! Would you be able to give an approximate $ range on a one book deal with a small publisher? Thanks.

rljude · Sep 13, 2008

Does anyone know of any sites that may have more examples of contracts for fiction and non-fiction publications?

Thanks,
Rosa

platinumscript · Sep 28, 2008

it seems anything 'Jenna' related has a silver lining. your iinvaluable nsights and contributions are much appreciated in my star system. blake

playdatemom · Nov 9, 2008

Thanks, Jenna. It was interesting to read the contract even if I didn't understand some of it. I hope one day I'll get a contract like that one. I think S&S might be a good market for my book about life stories.

ethicalwriter · May 14, 2009

Yes thank you, rare and unique to see this.

The Troubadour · Oct 7, 2009

That's a really helpful, and unique, catch. My contract had some different elements, but it was good to see another example.

Insana D · Apr 3, 2010

Oh My GAWSH!! I"m going to be so filthy rich when they buy my book!! I can hardly wait. This is going to be so sweet, $300,000.00. I'll pay off all my debts and have enough left over for some PEZ, with the cool dispensers.

Thanks for this information. It gives me a very sweet piece of pie in the sky to dream of and lots of legal mumbo jumbo to turn my brain to mush and cause anal leakage. I really had no idea it was such a big deal. I've had mortgages with less detail.

Thanks again. I'm learning so much. My brain hurts.

Caitlin Black · May 20, 2010

Only glanced at it, but it's sooo sexy.

SamKam · Jul 28, 2011

I wish I had seen this before I signed my non-fiction contract. The negotiations would have had a completely different flavor.

On an unrelated note, in a legal document that contains 108 independent clauses, it's funny how the human mind automatically gravitates towards the most important one first

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Damir · Nov 5, 2011

Thank you Jenna.Very interesting.

Sample book contract: Simon & Schuster

JennaGlatzer

wishes you happiness

ATP

What happened to my LIFE?!

pollykahl

musicalzoo

JennaGlatzer

wishes you happiness

wordsmith

practical experience, FTW

Talia

Contract Killer

JAG4584

Karpathos

JasonA

Bluestone

It's never too late to dream big

rljude

platinumscript

playdatemom

ethicalwriter

The Troubadour

I'm famous. You just don't know me.

Insana D

Channeling Molly Ivins

Caitlin Black

Wild one

SamKam

Damir