Sentences with phrase «figure deal»

But at the same time, my agent is having to turn down six - figure deals because I know that they're not in my best interest.

The reason why we're talking about this is because if you get a six - figure deal today from a publisher, don't give up your day job.

I for one would be incredibly nervous to accept a seven figure deal on a first time author.

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We discuss a few of his products such as the Socrates Theme, Kaching Book, Adsense Secrets, iFart iPhone application and his recent seven figure deal for Deal of Day.

Despite having made several publishing deals and agreeing to both film and comic book adaptations, he famously turned down a seven figure deal in favor of mid-six figure sum in order to retain e-book rights to the books, allowing them to be more freely distributed online, considering our current time to be one of the best times for self - publishing in history.

Nowadays you can even conduct seven - figure deals while being on the other side of the world thanks to smartphones and tablets!

Maybe my taste in highly artificial dramas about real - life figures dealing with crises and the media just runs counter to everyone else's.

Editor Marcus Gipps bought world rights to two books in the DestinyQuest series by Michael J Ward in a five - figure deal directly with the author.

As Joe Konrath has pointed out to me, he got more readers with traditional publishing, but he's making a LOT more money with his independently released ebooks than he ever made in print, and he got a 6 - figure deal once.

Celebrity authors may strike seven - figure deals without breaking a sweat, but for unknown writers, having a book snapped up at a price like that is a little less common.

Seven - figure deals seem to be given to more 20 - something debut writers than debut writers in any other age group, yet Pulitzer Prize winner Annie Proulx started writing at 58 — and Frank McCourt began writing in his 60s.

I got my «actual» contract after my sales went wild and that six - figure deal didln't look nearly as good in those conditions.

They recently made a five - figure deal at auction for Cath Quinn's thriller The Thief Taker, through Sheil Land Associates agent Piers Blofeld, and a deal for Mark Edwards and Louise Voss» From the Cradle, through Sam Copeland at Rogers, Coleridge & White.

Remember just this past year, an author on Wattpad was given a six figure deal after writing 3 fan fiction stories that got over 1 billion views.

Amanda Hocking signed a six - figure deal last year with St. Martin's Press after selling hundreds of thousands of eBooks.

Tatiana Caciur, Marketing Manager at Frosmo, said: «As a result of our participation at the Travel Tech Show at WTM, we currently have a six - figure deal pending with one of the world's largest travel sites.

Netflix has bought the film rights to comic creator Rob Liefeld's Extreme Universe comics in a massive, seven - figure deal according to a report from Deadline.

Maybe at the end of the day, I need to pick up the phone to start figuring these deals out, but as I mentioned before, I've heard Grant Cardone work the deals backwards if he knows only one number and I'm looking for the formula somewhere but can't find it.

A24 is closing a low seven - figure deal for U.S. rights to The Adderall Diaries, the Pamela Romanowsky - directed film that premiered at Tribeca and stars James Franco as a troubled and drug - addicted writer who becomes fascinated by a big murder trial and decides to create a book focusing on the explosive case of a man suspected of killing his ex-wife.

The rockstar indie author who just inked a PRINT ONLY deal with Simon & Schuster after turning down two 7 figure deals in the US, changing the game by keeping his ebooks rights.

As for the outliers, you have Holly and myself, who have turned down 7 - figure deals because we can do better on our own.

And first - timer Imbolo Mbue got a seven - figure deal with Random House for her book about a West African immigrant who works as a chauffeur for Lehmann Brothers.

The seven - figure deal.

For his final project, Lillard wrote about using lessons from a class on negotiation to secure a reported nine - figure deal with adidas.

Arrieta isn't going to get $ 200 million, but all it takes is one team willing to engage with Boras on the idea that Arrieta deserves to get paid a whole lot of money, and then he'll get his nine - figure deal.

Alli, 21, is set to be handed a sponsorship deal by Pepsi according to the Daily Mail, with the England international reportedly set to sign a seven - figure deal with the drinks giant.

Can't dish out nine - figure deals to everyone, and that goes for the Mets, Dodgers and Yankees alike.

The Spaniard is said to be set to land a six - figure deal, with Arsenal keen on tying the full - back down to a long - term extension, with Manchester City and Barcelona both interested on tempting him away.

Financial terms of the contract were not revealed, but the Championship outfit did announce that it was a «multi-million pound eight figure deal».

With top sides around Europe always looking for dashing flank players as part of a front three, it can't be long until Mane is being linked with 9 figure deals.

Meanwhile, County Comptroller Elliott Auerbach and his staff of accountants / lawyers say they have yet to figure the deal out.

I just love the sweater so much I figured deal with it - but you positioned your scarf so well it all totally works - head to toe PLUS that nice new purse!

Jessica Chastain's female spy thriller «355» sparked a heated bidding war, with Universal emerging as the victor in an eight - figure deal.

Will Amazon Studios and Netflix carry the day as they did last year, when Netflix bought multiple narrative and documentary films, most significantly its eight - figure deal for the Dee Rees - directed Mudbound?

A deal is imminent for Author: The JT Leroy, the documentary that had Amazon, Sony Pictures Classics, The Weinstein Company and The Orchard pursuing, though Amazon had the inside track on a low seven figure deal.

Keira Knightley's period drama «Colette» has sold to Bleecker Street and 30West in a seven - figure deal, TheWrap has learned.

EXCLUSIVE: After an all night auction in Cannes, Annapurna Pictures has won U.S. rights off promo to buzzed - about Nicole Kidman crime - thriller Destroyer in what we understand to be a mid seven - figure deal for U.S only with a significant release commitment taking total pact to eight figures.

Matthews sold the movie rights to the book prior to its publication, agreeing to a seven - figure deal.

The nearly seven - figure deal will fall under A24's pact with DirecTV, which recently released the company's Garrett Hedlund - Oscar Isaac thriller «Mojave.»

A24 acquired U.S. distribution rights in a low seven - figure deal, beating out several other distributors.

Deadline reports that Sony is closing in on a 7 - figure deal with the helmer to take over the Arad - produced adaptation, which we're guessing will be finalized after the box office results of the latest «Ghost Rider» outing roll in this weekend.