Re: consequences of shift to ebooks

--- In [email protected], Marion Gropen wrote:
>  Posted by: "auwg" auwg@... auwg 
> > I've never understood why publishers pay an advance. Books are
> > works of art created on spec, however good or bad they may be.
> 
> Because most books are acquired on the basis of a proposal, outline  
> and sample chapter(s). Then the writers finish writing them. The  
> first third of the advance is intended to keep the writer from  
> starving while completing his/her first book. The second third (on  
> acceptance) is intended to provide a strong incentive to complete it.  
> The last third is intended to tide the writer over until either the  
> next book is acquired or some excess royalties are earned.

Hm. Someone comes to me and says, "I have a third of a novel here. If
you give me money, I'll finish it."
Heh. Ha.
"Okay, here's fifty cents. Call when it's ready." :)
Ed Howdershelt - Abintra Press
Science Fiction & Semi-Fiction
http://www.AbintraPress.com
My Fictionwise Ratings: http://tinyurl.com/26v45



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