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06.24.08, 08:07 AM General Topics
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Any publishing moms on? Have a question. [ Reply | Watch | Flag ]
General Topics 06.24.08, 08:07 AM Flag
 

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I used to work in publishing. Shoot. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.24.08, 08:19 AM Flag
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Will my publisher just dump my new book if I decide to sell my next book to another publisher? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.24.08, 08:21 AM Flag
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NP: Yes. They don't have an option in your current contract? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.24.08, 08:22 AM Flag
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Probably. Why are you fleeing the first one before they've even published it? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.24.08, 08:23 AM Flag
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It's my second book. Original editor has left, really unhappy with new editor (sloppy, not involved in marketing like last editor). They have option, but we don't have to take it if another publisher offers a better deal (old editor says she will). [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.24.08, 08:25 AM Flag
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I've never heard of an option like that. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.24.08, 08:26 AM Flag
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I don't think it's uncommon - or publishers could offer crap deals and authors would be forced to take them. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.24.08, 08:28 AM Flag
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^^I'm just wondering if a publisher really won't promote a book that they spent low six figures on. It would be a lot of money for them to waste. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.24.08, 08:29 AM Flag
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Happens all the time. That's not THAT much money in publishing...why throw good money after bad? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.24.08, 08:30 AM Flag
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Thanks for the advice. I think we're just going to wait to submit the proposal. It's not just lack of attention, it's a series of large errors which cannot be fixed. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.24.08, 08:34 AM Flag
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Make sure you have a list of the errors and talk it over with your agent (where is your agent in all this?). Maybe you want to keep the book at the same house but switch editors. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.24.08, 08:35 AM Flag
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My agent is very angry, especially with the lame response from the editor. But she doesn't want to torpedo my book until reviews are in (which I am nervous about, there are huge plot point errors in the catalog and ARC copy). She said if the reviews are good, the publisher won't just throw away my $200+K advance. Everything is just so chaotic compared to my last book - and everyone (me, agent, editor, publisher) agrees this book is better than last. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.24.08, 08:41 AM Flag
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Depending on wording, OP has to at least show the proposal for the new book to her editor and let them officially pass on it before signing somewhere else. If she embarrasses her editor, she can expect even less attention than she's gotten. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.24.08, 08:29 AM Flag
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