Rights & Copyright

Perhaps the thorniest issue for writers and publishers is who retains what as far as rights and copyright go. We know it’s a concern for a lot of our writers, and we want to be sure you understand how we operate, when it comes to this side of writing.

To put it simply, and to just tell it as it is:

• BootsnAll doesn’t infringe upon you or your rights in any way.
• You retain copyright and all rights. BootsnAll does not procure exclusive rights or prohibit you from using your work elsewhere or in any other way.
• We do retain the right to edit your submissions. For more details on BootsnAll’s editorial policies, go to our Benefits & Guidelines.
• We ask that we can syndicate and reproduce your content elsewhere. However, we do not ask that you make that right exclusive to BootsnAll. A basic author agreement, between you (the author) and BootsnAll, spells this out.
• If you don’t want us to syndicate your content, you need to let us know, but whether or not you allow us to do so has no bearing on BootsnAll publishing your work.
• If we can syndicate your work, in our author agreement we do state that you will receive a percentage of any resulting revenue.

We know that copyright and rights can be difficult to sort out, but we hope we’ve helped you understand that publishing with BootsnAll does not mean we’re going to try to restrict how you use or re-use your work. If you have more questions, of course please email and let us know. To look at and fill out the author agreement online, please click here.