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If you write, edit or publish books in the UK,

read Book Law.

Book Law is a guide for writers and for professional editors and book coaches to the legal and business sides of our work.

Available as ebook or paperback

Different covers. Same content. It’s what happens when you let a lawyer have creative control.

I gave a copy to a book coach. She said…

“I’ve found Book Law really useful and interesting – and it’s blessedly layperson-friendly too. All legal jargon is clearly explained – it feels like you’re having a cup of tea with Ruth as she helps you to understand what to do and why to stay on the right side of the law in our work.”

Sophy Dale, Book Coach and Editor

Why I wrote Book Law

My name is Ruth and I am a certified book coach, and an editor and I have a forty-year background as a solicitor in the UK.

When I began writing and editing books, I wished there was a handbook that dealt specifically with the UK law you need to know when you are doing business in the book marketplace.

Not just to write without getting sued for defamation or worse, but how to market and sell your books legitimately, how to deal with the nitty gritty of publishing – think of all the bits of a book that aren’t the actual text, front matter, ISBNs and acknowledgements – and how to wind down or to hand your book business on to the next generation.

I couldn’t find a book that brought together the key legal aspects of writing, publishing, marketing and selling books and book services in the UK.

So I learned from my experience of writing, editing and coaching in the last decade and wrote Book Law.

If you read Book Law, I hope you find it useful.

Best wishes,

Ruth

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