This book is offered as a practical guide to the legal decisions we make as writers before, during and after publication and as we sell our books or writing services.

As writers and as editors, we need to know the law that applies to our business and our writing, to publishing in all the different ways we now can, and how to hand over our business to the next generation.

This book walks you through the legalities in areas such as record keeping, online sales, email marketing, contracting with publishers and book professionals, your responsibility to the world at large, and actually finishing a book.

Written in a conversational style, this book is for writers and editors in the UK who are serious about their book business, whether independently or traditionally published.