Actually, I am a bit of an oddity, and I know it. Got the agent first, he sold to Random House and he handled everything. I just told him to do his thing and he did. My advance was $5k, I'll admit that, but I kept dang near everything in rights (I think RH's best percentages in anything beyond first print were 20% to my 80 - most were 100% for me, including electronic and merchandising), my royalty rates are a great deal higher than 6%, I did have cover consult, my accounting (for three books) are separate and paid quarterly (plus I get bonuses), I've met my publicist in person to discuss marketing, and it's just been a gas.
Okay. I have one question:
Are your royalty rates for mass market paperback (which is what the 6% is) or for hardcover/trade?
If you got cover consultation, etc., written into your contract, I'm impressed with your agent <g>. But is this genre work? Adult SF or Fantasy?
Or YA fantasy (which is very hot at the moment)?
Because I cannot imagine that you could get this out of Ballantine for SF/Fantasy at the moment. I'd be happy to know different, but would even bet some of my own money against it <g>.
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Re: meh deals and rights negotiations
Date: 2004-09-16 06:38 pm (UTC)Okay. I have one question:
Are your royalty rates for mass market paperback (which is what the 6% is) or for hardcover/trade?
If you got cover consultation, etc., written into your contract, I'm impressed with your agent <g>. But is this genre work? Adult SF or Fantasy?
Or YA fantasy (which is very hot at the moment)?
Because I cannot imagine that you could get this out of Ballantine for SF/Fantasy at the moment. I'd be happy to know different, but would even bet some of my own money against it <g>.