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The Exciting World of Online Permissions

July 21, 2009 by admin

Ten years have passed between the printing of my first book and the upcoming printing of Patchwork and Ornament, and a lot has changed! I’ve had to research independent publishing all over again to make sure I’m up with the technologies and possibilities. This week, I think I found my book printer, and they even have a cool program so you can upload your files and make sure they are compatible with their systems.

But the real excitement came today! In the book, Jenny (my late mother-in-law, for those joining these blogs late) quoted the poet Yehuda Amichai. I had two choices: delete the poetic reference, which wasn’t completely necessary, or get permissions. When I published my first book, I had to get a lot of permissions, and it wasn’t always a pleasant experience. I remember having some rather nasty back and forth with one publisher that wanted control over my entire text before I decided just to drop the reference.

Still, the Amichai lines, while not essential to the story she told, did add some lovely flavor to the essay. I flipped to the back of the book for the publisher’s website and went online. Lo and behold, you can do these things instantly now! I filled out a form, paid $14, and presto, my printer spit out a license for my records. Instead of waiting weeks or months for permissions, mine took about ten minutes.

What a cool time we live in.

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triciajean
triciajean
13 years ago

Wow, Nadine. Thanks for sharing this. It may be useful.

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jenniferneri
jenniferneri
13 years ago

What a nice surprise for you!! I am glad you got the keep the quote? Are you allowed to post it?

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13 years ago
Reply to  jenniferneri

Great question. Yes, I get to keep the quote, but only under certain conditions–and my interpretation is that I would not be able to post it here. The poem in question is Gifts of Love by Yehuda Amichai, and we use the first stanza as a means of setting a mood (in case you’re able to find it elsewhere…).

We are now working on getting permissions for certain materials used in the cover design. I saw the draft today, and I’m really excited about it–but can’t show it yet. Ugh!

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jenniferneri
jenniferneri
13 years ago

How nice! It is a visual poem.
Look forward to seeing your cover once you can post it – must be so exciting!

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