How to Assign Copyrights for an eBook to a Non-Profit; Sample Letter

If you are an author and have written an e-book, which can help people often nonprofit groups will discover it and ask if they can put the e-book on their web site for all their members of their organization. Some authors don't want to do this because they want to make money selling the e-book online and make 50% royalties. Although if you're a prolific online e-book writer then you know you have plenty of other parks to make money on and this is something you can do for the common good.

Below is a sample letter that I use when I give the rights to reprint my book to a nonprofit organization for their web site or so they can run off copies to their members. Perhaps this might come in handy and or give you ideas on ways to give a little back to the rest of the world. Please consider this in 2006; below is a copy of the letter:

(Date)

Name of Publishing Company Or Nonprofit Group

Dear (Name of Person),

This letter will confirm our phone conversation of (Date of Phone Call) giving you and your company permission to copy, modify, and distribute my book “(Name of Book), as long as you give me credit for the work. ie: authored by (Your Name Here) on the cover of the actual work itself. I would also request that you leave my Bio somewhere in the work so the readers will know that this was written by a real person with over 20 years experience in the industry.

My intention is not to make money on this work, but rather to insure all of my experiences be passed on to others who may benefit in their non-profit groups by learning the techniques listed in my book. I realize that you wish to distribute this book to (Name of Organization) and that certain changes must be made in this book to accommodate that audience. This is fine with me. Please your best judgment to improve on the book’s diction, syntax, paragraph structure and political commentary, as we are all just trying to (State Your Purpose in Writing the Book). I understand you will be doing this editing for your distribution to the (Name of Organizations and Some Organizations or Web Site) as well as distribution to other groups, government agencies and school systems for the same purpose of helping people (Mention Their Purpose). I’m glad to help you and the (Name of Organization) and (Organization Basic Mission).

Good luck and call me if you have any questions.

(Your Name and Phone Number Here)

Sincerely,

(Your Name)

(Your Title)

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Lance Winslow, a retired entrepreneur, adventurer, modern day philosopher and perpetual tourist.

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