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Old 06-07-2014, 10:02 PM   #316
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Originally Posted by DiapDealer View Post
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?

Because it's the standard sob story that the publishers tell their authors. It's interesting that they don't talk about the percentage of books that lose money but always talk about the percentage that don't earn out the advance. They are very different things.
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