On Nov 30, 2010, at 18:57, paul stenquist wrote: > The ASMP is a scam. The dues are $335 a year, for which one gets basically > nothing, other than unrealistic price scales and advice. Been there, done > that. > > Asking for $300 could very well be a deal killer here. I wouldn't be > surprised if the book publisher is hoping to get the pics for free or for a > token amount. If he can get $150 for the three pics, he'll be doing very > well. Credit will depend on the pubs style and guidelines. They either do or > they don't provide a credit. It's generally not negotiable. Most magazines > credit photos; many book publishers do not. Don't know why.
Last time I sold a picture for one-time use in a textbook, it was for "Rights: Non-Exclusive, One-Time, English Language Distribution: World <20,000 Print and eBook" and I asked for (and got) $175. Then they wanted to use it in another book almost a year later... and I got $175 again. So.... (This was with McGraw-Hill, who does have a budget for sure.) -Charles -- Charles Robinson - [email protected] Minneapolis, MN http://charles.robinsontwins.org http://www.facebook.com/charles.robinson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
