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Evanovich signs with Ballantine Bantam Dell
After much noise about an alleged US$50 million four-book advance, bestselling crime author Janet Evanovich has moved from St Martin's Press to Random imprint Ballantine Bantam Dell.
UK authors angry at being 'publishing's whipping boys'
The UK Society of Authors (SoA) is to explore options for urgent collective action against the cuts in author advances, with confirmation from agents that author advances were being cut by as much as ...
Authors taking pay cuts as advances fall
UK authors have seen their advances drop over the past year, with some facing cuts of as much as 50% on new book deals. Iain Banks spoke publicly about taking a pay cut, telling the Guardian: &qu...
Is it time to rethink publishing contracts?
In this opinion piece for Book Brunch, Trevor Dolby asks if our idea of what constitutes the 'standard publishing contract' is way out of date and out of step with reality.
Obama has US$500,000 kids book deal
US president Barack Obama signed a US$500,000 contract for a children's version of his memoir Dreams From My Father just before he was elected, the Washongton Times reports.
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