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Old 12-11-2014, 08:20 AM   #22
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Originally Posted by pwalker8 View Post
I would be surprised if such a thing happens on a regular basis. Authors negotiate different royalty rates all the time, especially big name authors. Published don't need to go to the effort of paying an advance they know isn't going to earn out.
From what I read it happens pretty often at the high end of advances. A quick search didn't find anyone talking about it and I don't have time right now to dig deaper. That sort of activity is a lot of the reason there is talk about the "advance" processs being broken right now in publishing.

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