Hmm... you can either spend $ 4500 with no guarantee of ANY distribution [via Harlequin Horizons] = or = GET PAID $ 4000 in
advances against royalties with guaranteed distribution [via a traditional publisher].
The publisher pays for editing, cover art, and also (usually) pays the author
an advance against royalties with royalties paid out to the author through the sale of the book to the general public.
In the past, if you were a solid writer with an interesting idea, you had a shot at getting a deal that would pay
an advance against royalties with a publisher that assumed all publishing costs.
Not exact matches
Although the details of Comey's contract
with Macmillan aren't public, most book contracts will give an
advance against royalties and then pay a set percentage of the book's list price outlined in the contract.
Then, he or she would take the project to publishers
with the intent to sell it and get an
advance against future
royalties.
Typically, an
advance against royalties is paid upon the artist signing a contract,
with the balance of payment coming after publication.
I wonder then
with such a great risk why big - publishers don't negociate for lesser
advances against higher
royalties... Oh, looks like they negociate for lower
advances all right.
Wideman decided
against a traditional publishing contract — and
royalty advance — for Briefs because he wanted more control over the publishing process and to develop a more direct connection
with his readers.
ARTIST OF THE YEAR: KEVIN GRASS Artist Kevin Grass was announced the winner of the [PLATFORM] Artist of the Year Awards and will receive prizes valued at $ 65,000, including a $ 10,000 cash
advance against future
royalties, a publishing and licensing contract
with Art Brand Studios, and numerous exhibition opportunities at Redwood Media Group's 2016 — 2017 shows.