Beginning Ruby Author: Publisher Wouldn't Let Me Give eBook For ...

Courtesy Techdirt  Fri, 10/16/2009 - 10:30

pistol alerts us to an interesting post from Peter Cooper, the author of Beginning Ruby, where he breaks down how he gets paid for the book , including the advance and royalties, giving a nice clean explanation of how authors get paid for their books.

It's pretty typical, but nice to see a clean breakdown.

But what's a lot more interesting, is towards the end, he describes the negotiations over the second edition of the book,...


 

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