From: seawasp@sgeinc.invalid.com   
      
   On 6/3/14 3:55 PM, Michael R N Dolbear wrote:   
   > "Jim Hetley"  wrote   
   >   
   >> I'll tack on to that -- a minimal advance for a novel from a   
   >> traditional publisher would be in the $2000 US range.  My first   
   >> advance was $5000 US. Proof of an equivalent earning from   
   >> self-publishing could be a place to start.   
   >   
   > But if it didn't earn out you are setting a higher bar for selfies.   
   >   
      
   	Not really; the "sunk cost" for a real publisher per book is in the low   
   five figures, including the advance. Unless the self-pubber is spending   
   ten thousand dollars or more on making their book, this is working in   
   the self-pub favor.   
      
      
      
      
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