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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Nazhkandrias" data-source="post: 3479613" data-attributes="member: 50521">Sorry that I haven't been able to reply to these messages, I've been out of town. OK, it seems that my definition of freelancer is a little off. A freelancer is somebody that sells their work pretty much wherever they want (to an established publisher), right? I don't want to self-publish, I want to find an established publisher to get my stuff out there (in PDF form), they can sell it wherever they want. I expect to get a percentage of sales, but not an obscenely large amount. This is a hobby for me, not a full-time job. As for the back-seat position... that would be preferred, actually. I really don't know a ton about this, and I have multiple other things in my life to deal with - once again, this won't be something that I will invest my every waking minute into. Having somebody else take care of most of the details would be nice, at least until I figure out the business a bit more.As for receiving free artwork being a bad idea, don't worry, this person is a VERY close friend of mine, and an excellent artist. We do each other favors like this all the time. There shouldn't be any problems, and if there are, then I'll just go without artwork (buying it from somebody else costs a lot more than I want to spend).Now... I've put some thought into this, and I agree, it might be a better idea to put out a couple of shorter PDFs before I attempt an ambitious project like the Swashbuckling Idea. So, should I just go to a publisher, say give me a shot, they give me a subject, I put out a book on it? Or can I go to them with my own idea and they'll either say yes or no?Finally, on legal issues... how much of the legal stuff will I have to deal with if an established publisher puts out some of my stuff? I don't have the time or money to deal with a lawyer around the clock, will the publisher handle copyright issues and such?I can't thank all of you enough for suffering through the inane questions of a newbie publisher such as I!</blockquote>

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