Jonathan,
Everyone has there own reasons for wanting to write a book. For me, the
reasons are:
1. Credibility with peers / clients
2. Sense of accomplishment
3. Enjoy sharing information with people
4. Some extra cash
I would certainly say that the first 3 are TRUELY the reason that I would
consider such a project, but the extra cash is always a plus!! I certainly
am not interested in getting into anyone's personal finances...but could you
give us some indication / range of what an author could expect to receive
from a book deal? I'm sure it varies depending upon the topic and
salesability...but what's a good range? How are book deals typically
structured?
Thanks,
Ed Haskins
Oracle DBA
Verizon Wireless
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Wednesday, June 06, 2001, 4:53:21 PM, Christopher Spence wrote:
CS> I hope your not doing it to get rich :)
Chris brings up a good point. It's *extremely* difficult to
predict book sales in advance. Editors get surprised all the
time. Books we think will sell well, don't. And sometimes
it's the other way around. It's best to go in with low
expectations, and hopefully you'll come out pleasantly
surprised.
Best regards,
Jonathan Gennick
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http://Gennick.com * http://MichiganWaterfalls.com * http://MetalDrums.org
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