The Author's Desk Book

About this eBook

Author

Orcutt, William Dana, 1870-1953

Title

The Author's Desk Book Being a Reference Volume upon Questions of the Relations of the Author to the Publisher, Copyright, The Relation of the Contributor to the Magazine, Mechanics of the Book, Arrangement of the Book, Making of the Index, Etc.

Credits

Produced by MWS, Eleni Christofaki and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)

Language

English

LoC Class

PN: Language and Literatures: Literature: General, Criticism, Collections

Subject

Authorship -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Category

Text

Project Gutenberg

eBook-No. 53520

Release Date

November 13, 2016

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.Transcriber's Note. — THE AUTHOR'S DESK BOOK
2. 2.CONTENTS
3. 3.THE AUTHOR'S DESK BOOK
4. 4.RELATIONS OF THE AUTHOR TO THE PUBLISHER — SUBMITTING THE MANUSCRIPT — PUBLISHING AT THE AUTHOR'S EXPENSE — MAKING THE CONTRACT — Contract form: — MOVING-PICTURE RIGHTS — REPORTS ON ROYALTIES
5. 5.THE COPYRIGHT — HOW TO SECURE COPYRIGHT REGISTRATION IN THE UNITED STATES — For works reproduced in copies for sale: — For works not reproduced in copies for sale: — Fees: — HOW TO SECURE COPYRIGHT REGISTRATION OF PERIODICALS — Contributions to periodicals: — Titles: — Remittances: — HOW TO SECURE COPYRIGHT REGISTRATION OF MOTION-PICTURES — Motion-picture photoplays: — Motion-pictures other than photoplays: — AD INTERIM PROTECTION — ASSIGNMENT OF COPYRIGHT — Recording assignments: — Notice in assignee's name: — Foreign assignments: — FEES — THE DURATION OF COPYRIGHT — THE PROTECTION OF TITLES — APPLICATION FORMS — Renewal or extension: — Assignments: — PRACTICAL PROCEDURE — INTERNATIONAL COPYRIGHT
6. 6.RELATIONS OF THE SHORT-STORY WRITER TO THE MAGAZINES — COPYRIGHT — PRACTICAL SUGGESTIONS — DEALINGS WITH THE EDITOR — THE LITERARY AGENT
7. 7.THE MECHANICS OF THE BOOK — ESTIMATING THE MANUSCRIPT — THE SAMPLE PAGE — THE TYPESETTING — THE PROOFS — THE PLATES — COVER DESIGN AND ILLUSTRATIONS — ENGRAVING — DIE CUTTING — THE PAPER — THE PRESSWORK — THE BINDING
8. 8.THE ARRANGEMENT OF THE BOOK — BASTARD-TITLE — ADVERTISING CARD — TITLE-PAGE — COPYRIGHT — DEDICATION — PREFACE — TABLE OF CONTENTS — LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS — INTRODUCTION — HALF-TITLE — LIMIT NOTICE — IN GENERAL — BASIC SIZES OF BOOKS — ENGLISH PAPER SIZES — MARGINS
9. 9.MAKING THE INDEX — WHAT TO INDEX — PLAN — DEFINITION OF TERMS — PROCEDURE — ARRANGEMENT — ADJECTIVE-HEADINGS — SUBJECT-MATTER — RULES AND EXAMPLES
10. 10.GLOSSARY OF TERMS
11. 11.INDEX — FOOTNOTES:
12. 12.Transcriber's Note: — Corrections. — Errata.

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