Ebook Advances?

Memnon624 · Jun 1, 2012

Hi All,

What is considered a competitive advance for an ebook? Let's call it 100K words worth of historical fiction. Does it changes if the writer is unpublished, published but obscure, well-published, etc? I know any agented writers will have their agents negotiate and all . . .

Thanks,

Scott

veinglory · Jun 1, 2012

If you are approaching only publishers that release only digital formats those tend to be small presses that do not offer advances over maybe $1000, and typically no advance at all.

WeaselFire · Jun 1, 2012

Memnon624 said:
What is considered a competitive advance for an ebook?

What's an advance...?

Seriously, ebooks alone (not from a major publisher as an addition to the printed copy) rarely get advances. Small presses don't have the money and rely on higher royalties to attract writers. Larger publishers are only barely getting on the ebook-only trend. Non-fiction books get better in this regard, especially online textbooks and technical books, but advances in those have never been generous to begin with.

Jeff

Ebook Advances?

Memnon624

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