Many of our members have trade publishing contracts for some books while self - publishing others. (allianceindependentauthors.org)
Subsidy publisher book contracts from outfits like iUniverse, AuthorHouse and Xlibirs, may outwardly resemble trade publishing contracts, but there's no reason you should be giving away any rights at all when you're paying them to publish the book. (fonerbooks.com)
One thing that should be included in any trade publishing contract is an advance against royalties. (fonerbooks.com)