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My self-published horror novel has become quite popular, and now I'm making upwards of $2000 / month in royalties from it. I've been approached by a few publishers, and one of them is adamant that a proper re-release would be quite successful. The catch is that they want me to pull the book off the market - effectively ending my revenue - until re-release in a year with a major marketing campaign.
I have no idea what to do. I'm in over my head and I know nothing about traditional publishing houses. They're also insistent that nobody really gets advances anymore, and thus they are not going to offer an advance. But their royalty rate is allegedly higher than the industry standard (I haven't seen the contract yet).
What would you do?
I have no idea what to do. I'm in over my head and I know nothing about traditional publishing houses. They're also insistent that nobody really gets advances anymore, and thus they are not going to offer an advance. But their royalty rate is allegedly higher than the industry standard (I haven't seen the contract yet).
What would you do?