Talk:Draft Contract 1
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| + | '''Section 6 (Size of the Work)''' | ||
| + | Noah: "30 B&W images". Black and White may be overly limiting for this work. We've talked about color a good deal so far. | ||
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| + | '''Section 9 (Proof) ''' | ||
| + | Noah: Is it okay for us to get a friend or two to help proofread? It's one of my pet peeves that so many modern books have typos. | ||
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Nick: Jeremy, I have to do my best to persuade you that this is not the right attitude to take. We would rather have your effort put into things that cannot be done by someone outside the project. In my experience, MIT Press will generally index books (by hiring an indexer) if authors request it in the contract. They had ''The New Media Reader,'' ''Twisty Little Passages,'' and ''Racing the Beam'' indexed in this way. Although you might point to specific omissions or amusing entries, the indexers generally did a good job. I believe we should request that the book be indexed at the Press's expense, by someone the Press hires. We are already undertaking an very unusual project with many editorial and writing responsibilities, and this does not need to be part of our project as authors. | Nick: Jeremy, I have to do my best to persuade you that this is not the right attitude to take. We would rather have your effort put into things that cannot be done by someone outside the project. In my experience, MIT Press will generally index books (by hiring an indexer) if authors request it in the contract. They had ''The New Media Reader,'' ''Twisty Little Passages,'' and ''Racing the Beam'' indexed in this way. Although you might point to specific omissions or amusing entries, the indexers generally did a good job. I believe we should request that the book be indexed at the Press's expense, by someone the Press hires. We are already undertaking an very unusual project with many editorial and writing responsibilities, and this does not need to be part of our project as authors. | ||
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| + | '''Section 12 (Basic Royalties)''' | ||
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| + | Noah: What about splitting the royalties with the PlayPower foundation? I'm not sure about all of you, I think you mostly have academic positions, but I've currently got no income. It would be a great incentive for me to retain some of the money we earn. | ||
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| + | Noah: Also, this section does not cover electronic sales of the book. They are in section 15. If I were organizing this document, I would put them in this section. | ||
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Mark S.: I'm all for the Playpower Foundation Nick proposed. It seems like a perfect match for us. | Mark S.: I'm all for the Playpower Foundation Nick proposed. It seems like a perfect match for us. | ||
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| + | Noah: See my comments on Section 12. I love the PlayPower foundation and have contributed plenty of work to them in the past, but I need to eat and pay rent, too. | ||
