Publishing Books

When a book is to be published, a written contract must be drawn up.

When possible, all contracts should be made in the name of the moral person recognized by law, and a copy, moreover, should be kept in the files of the syndic of the province or of the Order.

In the economic statute, precise regulations should be made about the publication of books: the expenses to be incurred, the conditions to be attached, and the disposal of the author’s earnings after his death.

A province should encourage the publication of books of high scientific value, even though the cost may exceed the anticipated profit.