Canadaguy Posted March 26, 2014 Share Posted March 26, 2014 I am getting to point in life that I am considering stepping back What can I do with my Alamy collection of some 12000 images My sales are good each month. Can it be sold Anyone has any suggestions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Mitchell Posted March 26, 2014 Share Posted March 26, 2014 If your monthly sales are good, why not just leave your images on Alamy and let them generate income while you "step back"? What's the point of selling all your hard work to someone else? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Richmond Posted March 26, 2014 Share Posted March 26, 2014 Business advisor hat on: Yes, your image collection can be sold. Effectively, it's a small business. You'd need to legally assign copyright to the purchaser and agree a price - probably 2-3 x current annual earnings. You'd lose all rights to your photos and could be penalised for tax on the lump sum. And, of course, you'd have to find a buyer - and that might be the hardest part. Best advice. Do nothing. They're going to generate income on an ongoing basis. With no new content it will decline over the years - but it's still income. You've done the hard work, why not enjoy the benefits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canadaguy Posted March 27, 2014 Author Share Posted March 27, 2014 Yes I agree, thank you for your fine input. I will hang on and be happy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reimar Posted March 27, 2014 Share Posted March 27, 2014 Did you sell the missing 4000 images? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Baigent Posted March 29, 2014 Share Posted March 29, 2014 > Did you sell the missing 4000 images? I wondered that :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canadaguy Posted March 29, 2014 Author Share Posted March 29, 2014 yes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skylineboy Posted April 25, 2014 Share Posted April 25, 2014 hi, all easily done. i've come into alamy after being the buyer of a collection of images myself! 70s-early 2000s images on film mainly, so im doing the hard work digitising etc. an interesting topic, as im sure a few people would feel the same "wanting to step back" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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