Eloquent Books Authors: Your Rights and What to Do Next
Eloquent Books operated as a self-publishing imprint under Strategic Book Publishing and Rights Agency. Authors who published through Eloquent Books reported experiences documented by Writer Beware and SFWA that included problematic contract terms, difficulty retrieving rights, poor production quality and unresponsive customer service. If your book was published through Eloquent Books and you want it properly published and distributed, here is what you need to know.
What Eloquent Books Was
Eloquent Books was a self-publishing imprint operated by Strategic Book Publishing and Rights Agency (SBPRA), a company that attracted significant author complaints over several years. Writer Beware, maintained by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America, documented extensive reports from Eloquent Books and SBPRA authors covering contract terms that were difficult to exit, rights clauses extending beyond what authors expected, substandard production quality, and poor responsiveness when authors tried to retrieve their rights or files.
The operation attracted authors with marketing that emphasised traditional-seeming publishing services and distribution promises. Authors who investigated carefully after signing reported that the reality differed significantly from the initial pitch.
The Rights Question — Most Important Step First
Unlike most other defunct publishers covered on this site, Eloquent Books and SBPRA contracts contained clauses that some authors found difficult to exit. Before doing anything else, read your contract and identify: the duration of any exclusivity period, the reversion clause (what triggers rights returning to you), and what notice you must give to terminate the agreement.
If the company is no longer operating and you cannot reach them to formally request rights reversion, document your attempts in writing. An intellectual property attorney can advise on whether abandonment or breach of contract arguments apply in your situation. The Author's Guild and SFWA both maintain resources for authors navigating rights recovery from problem publishers.
Once your rights are clear, the path to republishing is straightforward.
After Your Rights Are Clear
Columbia Publication works with authors who have cleared their rights from Eloquent Books and want to republish properly. The most common situations are: authors who have a manuscript and want a completely fresh edition; authors who have an existing formatted file they want redistributed; and authors who want their book on global platforms for the first time.
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