The Hidden Clauses in Publishing Contracts Every Author Should Know

The Hidden Clauses in Publishing Contracts Every Author Should Know

Publishing your book is thrilling—an accomplishment many dream of but few achieve. Yet, before your words reach readers, one critical step can shape your career as much as your manuscript itself: the publishing contract.

These contracts are designed to protect both author and publisher, but they’re rarely written in plain, reader-friendly language. Instead, they’re packed with legal terminology and clauses that can bind you for years, even decades, often in ways you don’t realize until it’s too late. For many authors, hidden clauses are like traps buried beneath a layer of celebratory confetti—easy to miss, but with long-lasting consequences once you step on them.

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