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Q&A Is it okay to publish some material in blog first, then incorporate into book?

Not only possible, but better. Publishers want to know that there is a market for your work. The success of your blog posts proves that there is. But there is a catch. Under what contract did you...

posted 8y ago by Mark Baker‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

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#4: Attribution notice removed by user avatar System‭ · 2020-01-03T20:41:52Z (almost 5 years ago)
Source: https://writers.stackexchange.com/a/26671
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License URL: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/
#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T06:06:00Z (almost 5 years ago)
Source: https://writers.stackexchange.com/a/26671
License name: CC BY-SA 3.0
License URL: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/
#2: Initial revision by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T06:06:00Z (almost 5 years ago)
Not only possible, but better. Publishers want to know that there is a market for your work. The success of your blog posts proves that there is.

But there is a catch. Under what contract did you write those guest posts? Did you assign copyright to the site or did you retain it. If you assigned copyright to them then you will need their permission to reproduce it in your book (and the publisher will ask to see that permission granted in writing).

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2017-02-11T12:27:11Z (almost 8 years ago)
Original score: 5