Based on a letter I received from a fan in Australia, it appears that electronic versions that were sold along with print rights for the U.S. only (we retained foreign rights) cannot be purchased overseas. In other words, readers in the UK, in Canada, or in Australia will not be able to read these books on Kindle. Worse, it may not be possible for the author to publish the novel separately with Kindle (or anyone else, one assumes), because the new upload will involve a ms. owned by the US publisher.
Any legal insights into this conundrum???
Under the circumstances, we will all need to take a new hard look at our contracts to make sure we're covered for such eventualities. Or perhaps, authors need to hold onto e-rights.
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