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Originally Posted by nabsltd
Many of us know how an author's contract with a publisher works, so we know that buying a book often does not result in any additional money hitting the pocket of the author.
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That depends on how many copies of the book are sold. Once the author earns their advance, then they earn royalties on the copies sold. And someone like Neil Gaiman is going to earn the advance back -- there are lots of copies printed (and sold) as well as multiple editions.
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Originally Posted by nabsltd
They already have their advance, and until it is paid off, they get nothing more. And, because of the publishing world version of Hollywood Accounting, it's not uncommon for even wild best sellers to not make back the advance. |
If a bestseller doesn't earn back the advance, that means the publisher screwed up and either paid an overly large advance or didn't publicize the book correctly.