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Originally Posted by HarryT
No, it's because the author makes more money that way. Sell to two publishers and you get two advances. Most books do not earn back more than their advance, so the advance is the author's sole revenue from the book.
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I would be pretty surprised if many authors get multiple advances. From what I have read, US authors focus mostly on the US market, getting an advance from their primary publisher, then the agent negotiates any foreign rights. Perhaps it's different in England where the US is the bigger market. Few US authors have significant sales outside the English speaking world.