WRITERS AND PUBLISHERS INVITED

Skip Press wrote:

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 > In article <20040412134607.20992.00000260 DeleteThis @mb-m28.aol.com>, richguy
 > <timijob DeleteThis @aol.com> wrote:
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  >>I am the publisher of a new UK online/print journal, The Redbridge Review. We
  >>aim to publish a sizeable number of stuff (prose, poetry, photographs, music,
  >>book reviews,paintings ) both online and in print quarterly. We need
  >>submissions from artists/ writers who do not mind a bit of international
  >>exposure. Please send all submissions to :
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  >>redbridge@smallprojects.org.uk
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 > Might help if you gave some indication of compensation, since your
 > webpage isn't up yet.
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I wrote to them for that same thing, here is his reply (And I quote):
SUBMISSION GUIDELINES

The Redbridge Review accepts unsolicited submissions all year round from
new to advanced career artists, writers and poets in all disciplines and
practices from anywhere in the world. We will favour the bold,
adventurous and imaginative. Follow the guidelines for submission.

TEXT/FLASH/MP3 SUBMISSIONS

Email your material to redbridge DeleteThis @smallprojects.org.uk attached as a .doc
or .rtf. or.txt. .mp3 .swf. In the body of your email include your
name, type of submission and a brief biography, including (if any) past
places of publication. Simultaneous submissions are accepted. Picture
of book cover must accompany all book reviews.

VISUAL ART

Email your digital art, scans of your notebooks,
representations/photographs of your paintings (whatever can be sent via
email) to redbridge DeleteThis @smallprojects.org.uk.
To ensure that we are able to view your submission please only send
recognisable formats such as .gif. jpg. If you are going to submit more
than 5 pieces please use winzip and send the .zip file.

PAYMENT

We are unfortunately not presently able to pay any money for published
material.

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My biggest issue is with bookreviews. He requires us to send a picture of
the book cover. Don't know about you,b ut I have tghis SCREAMING inthe back
of my head "COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT".
Isn't the book cover artwork copyright?

So I won't be doing business with them, if they require that...<!-- ~MESSAGE_AFTER~ -->
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In article <107pclko7ftq6f4.RemoveThis@corp.supernews.com>,
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 > My biggest issue is with bookreviews. He requires us to send a picture of
 > the book cover. Don't know about you,b ut I have tghis SCREAMING inthe back
 > of my head "COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT".
 > Isn't the book cover artwork copyright?
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 > So I won't be doing business with them, if they require that...

A book cover is covered by copyright. However, they are also promotional
in nature. It is common practice to include a copy of a book cover with
a book review. While this may technically be a copyright infringement it
is unlikely for a publisher to object (and file suit) against a
legitimate review. Even a bad review has publicity merit to a publisher
(assuming that the review is reasonably fair). In one case a
self-publisher was given a poor review in the San Francisco Chronicle
Sunday Book Review section. The mere fact that the book was reviewed by
the S.F. Chronicle as used to secure a considerable number of additional
reviews (other publications had the attitude that if the book was
"worthy" of the S.F. Chronicle, then they ought to review it as well).
Fortunately the other reviews were more sympathetic.<!-- ~MESSAGE_AFTER~ -->
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