As independent publishing progresses, grows and accelerates, there are increasing chances of some of the thoughtful, well-reasoned and interesting point made here becoming relevant to some of us, when approached by publishers, as some of us may well be, following some self-publishing success (never sign a contract without careful thought and good legal advice) ... Know What Your Rights Are Worth <---- Courtney Milan's Publishing/Writing Blog. She explains the fundamentals of working out this stuff well and clearly, and there are some free downloads available on her site, too. (Courtney is a fomer Law professor and now a bestselling Historical Romance writer.)
