Jane Friedman discusses the procedure — and likely costs — of getting permission to reuse copyrighted materials: "When I worked at a mid-size publisher, we advised authors to be prepared to pay $1,000-$3,000 for all necessary permissions fees if they were quoting regularly and at length. (Publishers don’t cover permissions fees, except in special cases.) You can avoid paying permissions fees by staying within fair use guidelines." She includes a sample request letter.
January 7, 2015