Comments on: A Debut Author’s Royalty Statement

By: Meagan

Meagan — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 07:08:27 +0000

Thanks for this…I was wondering what to expect when my book was finished and I was off to try and sell it. I had no idea that an advance was just that… an advance…that they expected you to pay back in royalties what they gave you before you start to actually earn royalties for yourself.

How.. weird.

By: Meghan Ward

Meghan Ward — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 00:16:01 +0000

Thanks for posting this. I have tweeted the link because I think it’s really valuable for writers to have an idea what the average novel earns.

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Tue, 08 Dec 2009 15:13:33 +0000

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By: Rhiannon Hart

Rhiannon Hart — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 05:48:14 +0000

My first book is out on sub right now and I’ve been wondering what sort of advance a debut author would get. Thanks for sharing yours. People are SO reluctant to talk about money.

By: Kimberly Pauley

Kimberly Pauley — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 02:52:59 +0000

Hey, follow up question — how do you find out any numbers through Bookscan?

By: Kimberly Pauley

Kimberly Pauley — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 02:51:11 +0000

Oh, and I’m with you on having no clue what the initial print run was. I still have no idea. I do know I went into a second printing in the hardcover, but that’s all I know!

By: Eliza Evans

Eliza Evans — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 00:58:38 +0000

Wow, thanks for sharing this. I’m like you — not so good at math — and my eyes started crossing at looking at all the figures, but I’m really grateful (as an unpublished author) that people are willing to share their royalty statements and demystify this a bit.

By: Kimberly Pauley

Kimberly Pauley — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 21:42:41 +0000

Thanks, Saundra! I followed your lead and posted my first year + one month as well. Hopefully a few others will join us!

http://kimberlypauley.com/2009/11/21/a-challenge-for-my-fellow-authors/