: Re: What should I look for or look out for in a publishing deal? I have a manuscript ready to go for a book on Information Management and I'm about to start approaching publishers. As I do,

@Heady158

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Frankly, if this is your first book, and you are not already famous, I would not be too picky. Take any deal that does not include selling your daughter into slavery.

Getting your first book published by a major publisher is very, very difficult. You don't want to reject a decent deal in hopes of finding something better, because the odds are, you won't find something better.

Once you've had one book published, THEN you are in a position to negotiate.

It's like getting your first job. You don't go to the fast food place demanding a corner office, chauffeured limo, and 12 weeks vacation. You accept minimum wage and a paper hat. Once you've been working a few years and have some experience, then you are in a position to make demands.

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