Monday, October 8, 2012

Book advance

  • Biggest Book Deals: Lena Dunham In Context

    Forbes writes that she will probably need to sell around 1 million copies in order to make back her advance - something that Tina Fey's book did by September last year, having spent 23 consecutive weeks on the bestseller lists. But such success is far ...

    www.huffingtonpost.com

  • 'The Casual Vacancy': Want an advance copy? Good luck.

    ... casual: Several publications have described ironclad non-disclosure agreements and security procedures more befitting of the crown jewels than a 512-page manuscript.

    www.washingtonpost.com

  • Penguin lawsuit would force authors to repay book advances

    Penguin filed suit last week against a number of authors in New York State Supreme Court in an effort to get them to repay book advances, plus interest. The Smoking Gun dug into the paperwork and revealed that Penguin is asking for authors to repay ...

    www.latimes.com

  • Biden, Ryan under pressure in advance of Thursday's vice presidential debate

    Paul Ryan, R-Wis., holding practice sessions and perusing briefing books in recent months. Now, in the wake of President Barack Obama's widely panned performance last week in his first debate against Mitt Romney, the stakes for Biden are suddenly ...

    www.dallasnews.com

  • Penguin asks authors to repay advances

    Most contracts include a clause that says that if the author fails to deliver the work, if the book is late, or if the publisher no longer wants the work, the contract can be terminated and the advance must be repaid. But there used to be a sort of ...

    www.sfgate.com

  • ZocDoc's New Product Lets Patients Complete Online Medical Forms In Advance

    ZocDoc securely saves this information and will pre-fill forms when a patient books with a participating ZocDoc physician in the future.

    www.healthnewsdigest.com

  • Penguin Group Sues Writers Over Book Advances

    Penguin Group (PSON:LN) wants its money back. The publishing house has filed complaints against several authors, including Elizabeth Wurtzel (author of Prozac Nation) and Ana Marie Cox (founder of Wonkette), seeking repayment of the ...

    www.businessweek.com

  • Betrayed Publisher Squawks Back

    As I reported in last week's blog, publishing giant Penguin is taking several authors to court to recoup advances on manuscripts that were never delivered.

    www.huffingtonpost.com

  • Arnold Schwarzenegger Not Sharing Book Riches With Maria Shriver? (Recap)

    On Monday Arnold Schwarzenegger Not Sharing Book Riches With Maria Shriver? was a top story. Here is the recap: (TMZ) One of the big reasons Arnold Schwarzenegger didn't give Maria Shriver an advance copy of his autobiography is that he intends to ...

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  • Monica Lewinsky's steamy account of Clinton affair could get $12 million ...

    Last week the New York Post broke the news Lewinsky was shopping a "top-secret" book to Manhattan publishers. But $12 million does seem high, considering that Amanda Knox got a $4 million advance for her story involving the grisly killing in Italy of ...

    www.washingtonpost.com

  • Congregation Shalom book sale set for Oct. 7

    Browse through a collection of roughly 1000 books for kids and adults, sorted into categories and not picked over in advance. Prices for kids' books range from $.25 to $1; adult book prices are $.50 paperback, $1 hardcover, and $5 coffee table. For ...

    www.wickedlocal.com

  • Book Publisher Goes To Court To Recoup Hefty Advances From Prominent Writers

    A New York publisher this week filed lawsuits against several prominent writers who failed to deliver books for which they received hefty contractual advances, records show. The Penguin Group's New York State Supreme Court breach of contract/unjust ...

    www.thesmokinggun.com

  • Lynx hold off Sparks to book return to Finals

    Parker's Big Day Not Enough To Save Sparks. Candace Parker scored 33 points and recorded 15 rebounds, but it wasn't enough as the Lynx edged the Sparks 80-79 to advance to the WNBA Finals. Parker's Big Day Not Enough To Save Sparks ...

    scores.espn.go.com

  • Julian Assange to publish book about freedom and the future of the internet

    ... where secrecy by governments and powerful institutions is minimised and privacy for ordinary people is guaranteed? - are complicated questions," he said.

    www.guardian.co.uk

  • Book-publisher Penguin Group files lawsuits against authors who skipped ...

    Another brassy author is British journalist Lucy Siegle, who got a $35,000 advance for a book called "To Die For," which would tell the "real story behind the clothes we wear.

    www.nypost.com

  • Gold Tags Critical Resistance at 11-Month High - Beige Book In Focus

    From a technical standpoint, gold remains poised for further gains in the medium-to-long term with this week's advance taking the precious metal to our primary objective cited last month at the confluence of the 100% Fibonacci extension taken from the ...

    www.dailyfx.com

  • Morrissey's Bookstore Heroics; Publishers Want Squandered Advances Back

    Publishers sue authors over advances for unwritten books. Book deal advances are supposed to be retainers, but sometimes they're more like a gamble.

    www.theatlanticwire.com

  • Penguin sues authors for 'failing to deliver'

    The publisher, owned by UK firm Pearson, is demanding Ms Wurtzel returns a $33,000 advance with $7,500 interest after, it claimed, she failed to deliver a book about helping teenagers cope with depression almost a decade ago. The lawsuits, filed ...

    www.independent.co.uk

  • Advance Meter - Fixes Book Closure for AGM

    Advance Metering Technology Ltd has informed BSE that the Register of Members & Share Transfer Books of the Company will remain closed from September 26, 2012 to September 29, 2012 (both days inclusive) for the purpose of Annual General Meeting ...

    www.moneycontrol.com

  • The Cheapest Time to Book Your Flight Is …

    An study by Airline Reporting Corp. in January found that the best time to buy is six weeks in advance of your travel. But don't wait too long: Both studies agree that prices go up significantly if you book less than seven days in advance. That can ...

    investorplace.com

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