I am taking the liberty to keep asking questions but they seem to
me very important. This is the third and probably the last thread
in question of “Self-publishing”.
Question:
Who is liable for withdrawal of all formats of the book in case
of POD basis agreement?
Conclusion of an agreement with publisher means IMO that they are
liable not only for sale but also for stopping it on request of
the author in case of termination of the agreement. On my
numerous demands to withdraw of my book, in August 2011 I
received the answer of the following tenor:
“Dear Mr Xxxxxxxxx
I have been asked to review your
correspondence with my company Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx regarding the
cancellation of your book.
I can state on behalf of Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx that
we have cancelled both your books and they will no longer be
published (hard copy and e-book). This was carried out
immediately upon your request and your details have been removed
from our system and no further orders will be accepted by our
printers.
If any of your books are listed on other
third party websites I suggest you contact those websites
directly and ask for the listings to be removed. We are not
responsible for any listings on any other websites apart from our
own. In any case, your books are no longer available to
order.
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx is not
responsible for the content of external internet sites.
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx have
nothing further to say on this matter and we now consider the
matter closed.
Regards,
Xxx Xxxxx - Director
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx
Ltd.
Taking the above into consideration it means, that any of the
Internet booksellers can offer and sell my book bypassing the
publisher. It's outrage of common sense.
And what's your stance in this issue, please?
Anyway, if you are aware of such problems you can include
appropriate clauses (appendix) to the agreement with your
publisher to avoid similar troubles in future.
