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In terms of contract drafting, i am sad to report that there is nothing on. If you cant afford a lawyer, you can always look around for lawyers who do probono work in the publishing industry. The number of authors choosing to selfpublish and take the digital route continues to rise. Contract and fiscal law judge advocate generals corps. The first edition was by john rees and donald raistrick. Levine, one of the countrys leading authorities on book contracts, is a. Bibliography for contract law 1 law1027 university of. Cloud computing agreements, software licenses, and other it contracts for lawyers and businesspeople david w. This is an extraordinary book by a determined and analytical thinker. With an active marketplace of over 175 million items, use the alibris advanced search page to find any item you are looking for through the advanced search, you can find items by. A publishing contract is a legal contract between a publisher and a writer or author or more than one, to publish original content by the writers or authors.
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