Finding the right information can be difficult, sometimes even a gamble.
I think (huge word right there) I’ve got a handle on Licensing Agreements and Limited Use Agreements. I also think (whoa, again?) I have a solid grasp on formatting for Kindle, Apple ITunes, and the Nook. So I should be good to go, right? Right?
After having learned that the cost of having my own cover made for me was expensively prohibitive, I looked into some of those sites where a designer will whip something up for you on the cheap. It was a long day going through the designers, but I did pick a few out that I liked.
I read a lot of positive reviews and then started coming across… Dun! Dun! Dun! Licensing Agreement lawsuits…
There were also stories about designers essentially stealing another designer’s work and hosting it as theirs. I did some random checks on some of the example covers I liked and found the same ones under other designers. Now, who was the original designer and who was taking it?
Now these weren’t for the designers I had chosen, but I was concerned. Do I have the time to research a digital entity to see who the true owner is? Is it back to the drawing board?
Only Time will tell…
Jon Gray Lang.com 