Authors (and Publishers) Rejoice

Author and IT industry analyst Michael Sampson writes on his “Being Effective with Collaboration” blog that the “days of retaining a fax machine just for signing contracts are over.”

The reason is that his publisher is using DocuSign to obtain signatures on contracts - rather than antiquated, outmoded technologies like faxes. It's worth noting that Michael is based in New Zealand and his publisher is over 7,000 miles away in the US. 

Needless to say, Michael was very happy about the process of completing the contract over the Web, noting that “it's pretty cool.” Be sure to read Michael's post here.

Looking at the big picture, we definitely see a major opportunity for the publishing industry to increase velocity and lower costs through the use of DocuSign. In fact, DocuSign is a great tool for anyone involved in lining up talent such as artists, actors, photographers, screenwriters and many others where contracts needs to be signed before work can begin.  Everyone has a computer and Web access, but more and more, very few folks have fax machines.