Contracts People

Contracts People is a consultancy specialising in book publishing agreements. We provide advice and support to a range of clients based in the UK and overseas including publishers, packagers, literary agencies, licensing agencies and unagented authors / illustrators. We offer a comprehensive contracts service which includes- Drafting, vetting and negotiating all forms of publishing agreements- Boilerplate negotiations with literary agents/publishers- Representation agreements for literary, sales and licensing agents and for distributors- Amendments to existing agreements- Supplying templates e.g. for publishing deals, associated rights, publishing service providers, permissions, remainder notifications, reversion and other termination- Advising on commercial terms and industry practice e.g. recommending appropriate terms and conditions for inclusion in your standard contracts, reviewing offer letters and terms for specific deals etc- Reviewing contracts procedures and recommending best practice- Training and mentoring contracts assistants, executives and managers- Providing maternity/paternity and annual leave cover for contracts personnel.