# of publishing

[chief4db]

Was wondering why and how sk has so many different publishers. I know with limited books going to be different like cemetery dance ect. And I know he switched from double day long time ago. But some go back and forth. Isn't there a contract or something. Double day, signet, NAL,Viking, Putnam, Land of Enchantment, PS Publishing, Hard case crime, Penguin Group,Everest, Cemetery dance, Zeising, Grant,Random House, Scribner, Simon and Schuster.

For example I'd he is under contract with Simon and Schuster wouldn't they be upset when he does joyland for hard case crime?. You would think they would be like what the heck. Do they get profits from that book?

 

[muskrat]

I think his SnS contract is one of those 'x amount of books in x amount of years' type of deal, ain't it? Like, he can do other books for other people, just so long as they get their x amount by x date?

Something like that. Probably an ultra-sweet deal.

 

[Nomik]

I don't know why, but I am starting to understand the audiobook campaign. I have no headphones at the moment and I'm beginning to wonder why my favorite audiobook has no forum. On second thought, maybe I want to keep that title to myself after all.

 

[carrie's younger brother]

Was wondering why and how sk has so many different publishers. I know with limited books going to be different like cemetery dance ect. And I know he switched from double day long time ago. But some go back and forth. Isn't there a contract or something. Double day, signet, NAL,Viking, Putnam, Land of Enchantment, PS Publishing, Hard case crime, Penguin Group,Everest, Cemetery dance, Zeising, Grant,Random House, Scribner, Simon and Schuster.

For example I'd he is under contract with Simon and Schuster wouldn't they be upset when he does joyland for hard case crime?. You would think they would be like what the heck. Do they get profits from that book?

This is all negotiated upfront in the author's contract with the publisher. Authors with status like SK get a lot of say in their contract negotiations. In the case you site, I am pretty sure that S&S does not get anything from the publication of Joyland. SK's contract probably has clauses that allow him to write certain books & stories for other publishers. Believe me, a publishing company like S&S knows what it is doing and is not being taken when its authors publish with other houses.

 

[Moderator]

Was wondering why and how sk has so many different publishers. I know with limited books going to be different like cemetery dance ect. And I know he switched from double day long time ago. But some go back and forth. Isn't there a contract or something. Double day, signet, NAL,Viking, Putnam, Land of Enchantment, PS Publishing, Hard case crime, Penguin Group,Everest, Cemetery dance, Zeising, Grant,Random House, Scribner, Simon and Schuster.

For example I'd he is under contract with Simon and Schuster wouldn't they be upset when he does joyland for hard case crime?. You would think they would be like what the heck. Do they get profits from that book?

This is all negotiated upfront in the author's contract with the publisher. Authors with status like SK get a lot of say in their contract negotiations. In the case you site, I am pretty sure that S&S does not get anything from the publication of Joyland. SK's contract probably has clauses that allow him to write certain books & stories for other publishers. Believe me, a publishing company like S&S knows what it is doing and is not being taken when its authors publish with other houses.

This pretty much answers the question. Additionally, there are times when the publishing rights will continue with a previous publisher for a certain amount of time depending upon the terms of the original contracts. When those expire, they can go to a different publisher as has been the case recently with the titles that had been with Penguin. Although Scribner is now Stephen's major publisher, they did not have the rights to his back titles and could not negotiate for the publishing rights until those contracts expired.

 

[kingricefan]

Was wondering why and how sk has so many different publishers. I know with limited books going to be different like cemetery dance ect. And I know he switched from double day long time ago. But some go back and forth. Isn't there a contract or something. Double day, signet, NAL,Viking, Putnam, Land of Enchantment, PS Publishing, Hard case crime, Penguin Group,Everest, Cemetery dance, Zeising, Grant,Random House, Scribner, Simon and Schuster.

For example I'd he is under contract with Simon and Schuster wouldn't they be upset when he does joyland for hard case crime?. You would think they would be like what the heck. Do they get profits from that book?

Because I said so!

 

[chief4db]

I think his SnS contract is one of those 'x amount of books in x amount of years' type of deal, ain't it? Like, he can do other books for other people, just so long as they get their x amount by x date?

Something like that. Probably an ultra-sweet deal.

That makes sense. Didn't think of that

 

[Nomik]

What if the contract isn't fulfilled? Instead, he decides that he can risk switching publishers without too much loss of X? Would SnS bother with a breach of contract, or would they . . . And then, what if he had the time to write another iconic stand alone novel?!!

 

[kingricefan]

What if the contract isn't fulfilled? Instead, he decides that he can risk switching publishers without too much loss of X? Would SnS bother with a breach of contract, or would they . . . And then, what if he had the time to write another iconic stand alone novel?!!

You need to look up what happened when he left Doubleday.

 

[Moderator]

What if the contract isn't fulfilled? Instead, he decides that he can risk switching publishers without too much loss of X? Would SnS bother with a breach of contract, or would they . . . And then, what if he had the time to write another iconic stand alone novel?!!

You're assuming the contract requires a certain number of books.