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Re:Writing a software book and making over $100k by pc86 on Monday July 13, 2020 @10:45AM (#23821295)
Does the 10% go against your advance or does it start immediately?
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Re:Writing a software book and making over $100k by dhosek on Monday July 13, 2020 @10:48AM (#23821338)
An advance is, just what it sounds, an advance payment on royalties. Publishing, unlike film/tv or music generally doesn't play games with royalties, so, if the book sells, once you've earned enough royalties to cover the advance you will get additional earnings.
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