” The standard publishing contract is replete with clauses that strip authors of control over their books. “
” Publishing is a business. It’s about squeezing every last dollar out of every available source, and the most vulnerable source is the author. No clearer proof of that exists than the ‘standard’ book contract. “
” In 1996, Muhammad Ali and I co-authored a short book about bigotry and prejudice that was keyed to religious and racial divisions. To spread the message, we visited schools in a half dozen cities across the country, talking with students about the need for tolerance and understanding. “
” My personal relationship with Ali began in 1988, when we met in New York to explore the possibility of my writing the book that ultimately became ‘Muhammad Ali: His Life and Times.’ “
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