Posted by Toni Lankerd on September 10, 2014 at 6:38 PM
A longtime former member of NPN received this email and needs input..ideas of where to find out pricing on the various uses this publisher wants for the image. I told her I would post it and see what you all would come up with. She has no idea where to start looking or how much to charge..individually for each use or one price for all? She really could use the extra money. Or could this possibly be a scam?
The email:
"I am an Associate Editor at Oxford University Press, and I’m writing to ask for your permission to print one of your images in our upcoming college textbook, Physical Geology Today, by Damian Nance and Brendan Murphy. The book will be published in June 2015 with a print run of approximately 10,000 copies, and will cost $99.00. I am requesting permission to reprint in this book the photos of rain approaching the shoreline.
The image will be in color and take up no more than one-quarter to one-half of a page.
We are seeking non-exclusive world rights to reproduce this image in the first edition and in all future editions, including translations and adaptations, for both print and digital books. As part of this grant of rights, we also seek the right to include this image in context in any marketing or advertising displays of the book, such as in catalogs or in “search inside” features online.
As Oxford University Press USA is a not-for-profit publisher, and this book will be inexpensively priced and for educational purposes, I am hoping to acquire use of this material at the most reasonable price you will consider.
If you consent to publication of this image, I will need a high-resolution version (minimum 300 dpi, 1500x1500 pixels) as a TIFF or JPG file."
Posted by Max Waugh on September 10, 2014 at 10:57 PM
I highly suggest purchasing FotoQuote software. It can help with a lot of this type of stuff. They've provided all the details one needs to know regarding the usage, so FotoQuote could put together some solid numbers based on that. It's probably easiest to ask for a flat fee to cover all the uses mentioned, though your friend may want to offer a separate fee for reprints (since they want rights for future editions).
As for Oxford University Press, I worked with them ages ago, and have heard of others working with them since, so I don't believe it's a scam. Though they are a "not-for-profit" publisher, your friend should not think of themselves as a "not-for-profit" photographer. While it's always good to take a client's background and requests into account, I don't believe this situation equates to giving the photo usage away. Even with non-profits that aren't actually selling an item (e.g., a book), I'll absolutely charge a fee, at the very least to cover my image processing time. In this case, I'd work it up like a normal book license quote.
Max
Posted by Nancy de Flon on September 11, 2014 at 7:32 AM
For what it's worth: I also work for a not-for-profit publisher, among our publications are textbooks, and we would laugh our heads off at the idea of a $99 book being "inexpensively priced." Don't be swayed by that.
Max said: "Though they are a "not-for-profit" publisher, your friend should not think of themselves as a "not-for-profit" photographer. "
Quote of the month!
Sandy
Posted by Toni Lankerd on September 17, 2014 at 6:32 PM
Thanks for the input!! She got them to up the $$$ and they also told her they would come back to her if they needed to use the image for more than just the book!!
Discussion
4 repliesThe email:
"I am an Associate Editor at Oxford University Press, and I’m writing to ask for your permission to print one of your images in our upcoming college textbook, Physical Geology Today, by Damian Nance and Brendan Murphy. The book will be published in June 2015 with a print run of approximately 10,000 copies, and will cost $99.00. I am requesting permission to reprint in this book the photos of rain approaching the shoreline.
The image will be in color and take up no more than one-quarter to one-half of a page.
We are seeking non-exclusive world rights to reproduce this image in the first edition and in all future editions, including translations and adaptations, for both print and digital books. As part of this grant of rights, we also seek the right to include this image in context in any marketing or advertising displays of the book, such as in catalogs or in “search inside” features online.
As Oxford University Press USA is a not-for-profit publisher, and this book will be inexpensively priced and for educational purposes, I am hoping to acquire use of this material at the most reasonable price you will consider.
If you consent to publication of this image, I will need a high-resolution version (minimum 300 dpi, 1500x1500 pixels) as a TIFF or JPG file."
As for Oxford University Press, I worked with them ages ago, and have heard of others working with them since, so I don't believe it's a scam. Though they are a "not-for-profit" publisher, your friend should not think of themselves as a "not-for-profit" photographer. While it's always good to take a client's background and requests into account, I don't believe this situation equates to giving the photo usage away. Even with non-profits that aren't actually selling an item (e.g., a book), I'll absolutely charge a fee, at the very least to cover my image processing time. In this case, I'd work it up like a normal book license quote.
Max
Quote of the month!
Sandy