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Old 06-07-2014, 09:14 PM   #314
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Very few books each year earn out their advance.
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And the majority of books do not make enough money to cover the initial advance, never mind proof reading, typesetting, formatting, publicizing, printing, didtribution costs etc.
Why does everyone keep listing the obvious fiscal irresponsibility of the current advance system (on the part of corporate giants, anyway) in the plus column?
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