A small press that was sued last month by the Authors Guild over nonpayment has settled, the AG announced. The lawsuit, brought on behalf of 11 authors and led by Karyn Schoenbart, accused Authors Place Press of failing to pay royalties, provide royalty statements, or revert rights to the authors. In the settlement, Authors Place owner Tony Ferraro agreed to revert book rights to the plaintiffs, terminate their agreements so they may publish elsewhere, and provide the authors with all artwork, text, and design files free of charge. Ferraro will also pay Schoenbart–former ceo of NPD Group–“a token monetary payment” […]
