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Book deals?

How much is a book deal for a first time author worth these days? Full length novel, mainstream literary fiction.

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  • poohba
    Lv 5
    2 decades ago
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    It all depends. Some books don't sell at all. Others go to auction and wind up in bidding wars between publishers that drive the price way up. But I think the typical first-time advance is around $3,000-5,000 these days. If your book makes that back, then you start making royalties on top of it.

    Source(s): misssnark.blogspot.com Publisher's Lunch e-newsletter that rounds up the weeks book deals
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