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Originally Posted by axel77
Thats not the way it runs. As the buyer usually doesn't have a clue how much money the rights are worth, thats why AFAIK publishers give you "revenue by sales" deals.
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And that's exactly the problem with creative works, you don't get paid in accordance to your work or effort, but depending on how much it sells. Then, if a book takes, say, 6 months to write, would a writer consider it fair to sell its rights for a money equivalent to a 6-month salary? regardless of the success it may have in the future, whether there are movies made or not, etc.? If not, why not?