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How Book Advances and Royalties Work

Alexa Donne 35,281 5 years ago
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Money in publishing! How does it work? I'm going over how advances and royalties work in traditional publishing. Everything you need to know! How advances are determined, earning out, future advances, payment schedules, living off book money. The Medium article that inspired the latest conversation about money in publishing: https://forge.medium.com/how-to-lose-a-third-of-a-million-dollars-without-really-trying-d3c343675aca My advances spreadsheet: http://alexadonne.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/BookDeal-Math_for-YouTube.xlsx TIMESTAMPS 02:21 Advance basics/payment schedules 05:35 How do publishers determine advances? 09:00 Payment schedules/delays 11:31 Earning out (joint vs. separate accounting) 13:39 Why not earning out is not failure 16:05 What should you do with your advance? 18:01 Living off your advance 20:17 Royalty basics 23:52 Don't run away from traditional publishing though! 24:35 Advances & marketing 26:23 Your sales history will follow you 27:25 Advances are going down across the board 30:20 Financial planning/advising RELATED VIDEOS Breaking Down Book Advances https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z3UBxnKapLA Don't Quit Your Day Job https://youtu.be/KuVmuyyNDLI Agent/Publisher Contract Terms You Should Know https://youtu.be/8xhqoKZ_GXg Secrets of Book Submission: https://youtu.be/RjHLGPR3uis +OTHER PROJECTS+ Support NovelTea Show on Patreon! We're launching a podcast, with your support. https://www.patreon.com/novelteashow +AFFILIATE LINKS+ Try BOTM YA book box: http://book-of-the-month.ixmz.net/c/1720853/622751/9782 +BUY MY BOOKS+ Add THE STARS WE STEAL (Jane Austen + The Bachelor, in space) on Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/40950392-the-stars-we-steal Purchase signed copies of Brightly Burning from The Ripped Bodice! http://www.therippedbodicela.com/product/brightly-burning-alexa-donne-signed Buy BRIGHTLY BURNING from Book Depository (ships worldwide!): https://www.bookdepository.com/Brightly-Burning-Alexa-Donne/9781785659423 Buy BRIGHTLY BURNING on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Brightly-Burning-Alexa-Donne/dp/1328948935/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1500334638&sr=1-1 Get Brightly Burning on Audible.com! https://www.audible.com/pd/Brightly-Burning-Audiobook/B07H41CPVC?asin=B07H41CPVC&source_code=AUDOR2220912189OII +LINKS+ Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/35065031-brightly-burning Twitter: https://twitter.com/alexadonne Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alexadonne/ Newsletter Sign-Up: http://alexadonne.com/newsletter/ Website: http://alexadonne.com/ Wattpad: https://www.wattpad.com/user/alexadonne +FILMING SPECS+ Camera: Canon t6i Mic: Rode VideoMic Go Light Lighting: Limo Studio Soft Kit Editing Software: Pinnacle Studio 22

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