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1 | Book Genre. Please check off sub-genres as well. (REQUIRED!) | Payment (in USD, per book) (REQUIRED!) | Rights/Distribution | Year (sale preferred, otherwise please use publication year) | Publisher (Name or Size) | Is this your debut? | Was this sale agented? | What is your race? (OPTIONAL) | What was your gender identity at time of sale? (OPTIONAL) | What is your sexual orientation? (OPTIONAL) | Did you identify as a person with a disability at time of sale? (OPTIONAL) | Author Name (OPTIONAL) | Book Title (OPTIONAL) | Did you use comp titles when selling the book? Please list them here. Explanation of comp titles: https://lareviewofbooks.org/article/comping-white/ | Additional comments (multiple offers, at-auction, royalties, deals in other media like tv, award-winning author, already-published bestseller, etc) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2 | Academic | $1,000 | Worldwide | 2018 | Springer | Yes | No | White | Cis Man | Straight | No | Moorkens Castilho Gaspari Doherty | Translation Quality Assessment | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | Academic | $3,000 | Worldwide | 2019 | University Press | No | Yes | White | Straight | No | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
4 | Academic | $0 | North America Only | 2011 | Louisiana State University | Yes | No | White | Cis Woman | Straight | No | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | Academic | $500 | Worldwide | 2013 | Praeger | No | No | Multiracial | Cis Woman | Straight | No | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | Academic | $0 | Worldwide | 2012 | University Press | Yes | No | Multiracial | Cis Woman | Straight | No | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | Academic | $1,000 | Worldwide | 2016 | University Press | Yes | No | Black | Cis Woman | No. | Asked for $1000 advance upon mentor recommendation | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | Adult Literary Fiction | $285,000 | English Language Only | 2018 | HarperCollins (and Imprints) | Yes | Yes | White | Cis Woman | Demi/Asexual | No | Jamey Bradbury | The Wild Inside | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | Adult Literary Fiction | $25,000 | 2016 | St. Martin's Press | Yes | Kim Hooper | People Who Knew Me | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | Adult Literary Fiction | $5,000 | 2018 | Turner | No | Kim Hooper | Cherry Blossoms | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | Adult Literary Fiction | $5,000 | 2019 | Turner | No | Kim Hooper | Tiny | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | Adult Literary Fiction | $75,000 | North America Only | 2013 | Macmillan (and Imprints) | Yes | Yes | East Asian, White, Multiracial | Cis Woman | Straight | No | Naomi J. Williams | Landfalls | at-auction | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | Adult Literary Fiction | $50,000 | North America Only | 2014 | Macmillan (and Imprints) | Big 5 billed it as my debut but I had 2 small press books previous | Yes | White | Cis Woman | Queer | Yes | Auction | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | Adult Literary Fiction | $160,000 | North America Only | 2012 | Yes | Yes | East Asian | Cis Woman | Straight | No | at auction (started at $50K) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | Adult Literary Fiction | $2,500,000 | North America Only | 2016 | No | Yes | East Asian | Cis Woman | Straight | No | award-winning author, already published bestseller | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | Adult Literary Fiction | $100,000 | North America Only | 2019 | Large (Big 5) | Yes | Yes | East Asian | Cis Woman | Straight | No | at auction | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
17 | Adult Literary Fiction | $20,000 | Worldwide | 2003 | Mid-Size (Scholastic, Disney, etc) | Yes | Yes | White | Cis Man | Gay | No | Corelli's Mandolin, I'm Not Scared | MFA grad, no previous publications, no other offers | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
18 | Adult Literary Fiction | $35,000 | Worldwide | 2013 | Mid-Size (Scholastic, Disney, etc) | No | Yes | White | Cis Man | Gay | No | No | stand-alone sequel to first two novels, continuing the same characters. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
21 | Adult Literary Fiction | $50,000 | North America Only | 2016 | Penguin Random House (and Imprints) | Yes | Yes | Black, East Asian | Cis Woman | Straight | No | 2 book deal for 50K each | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
23 | Adult Literary Fiction | $50,000 | Worldwide | 2020 | HarperCollins (and Imprints) | Yes | Yes | Black | Cis Man | Straight | No | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
24 | Adult Literary Fiction | $22,753 | English Language Only | 2018 | Hachette (and Imprints) | Yes | Yes | White | Cis Woman | Bi/Pansexual | No | No | N/A | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
25 | Adult Literary Fiction | $30,000 | Worldwide | 2019 | Large (Big 5) | Yes | Yes | East Asian | Cis Woman | Straight | No | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
30 | Adult Literary Fiction | $20,000 | North America Only | 2013 | Simon & Schuster (and Inprints) | No | Yes | White | Cis Woman | Straight | No | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
31 | Adult Literary Fiction | $25,000 | English Language Only | 2019 | HarperCollins (and Imprints) | No | Yes | Native American/First Nations | Auction | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
33 | Adult Literary Fiction | $225,000 | North America Only | 2020 | Mid-Size (Scholastic, Disney, etc) | Yes | Yes | Indian/South Asian | Cis Woman | Straight | No | at auction | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
36 | Adult Literary Fiction | $20,000 | North America Only | 2012 | Macmillan (and Imprints) | No | Yes | White | Cis Woman | Straight | No | Third book, first agented sale, one offer | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
37 | Adult Literary Fiction | $65,000 | North America Only | 2013 | Macmillan (and Imprints) | No | Yes | White | Cis Woman | Straight | No | Fourth book, in two-book deal with fifth book (splitting rate evenly here though we were told we would not be selling the fourth book without the fifth book) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
38 | Adult Literary Fiction | $15,000 | North America Only | 2013 | Macmillan (and Imprints) | Yes | Yes | White | Cis Man | Straight | No | We turned down 10K more for world rights that never sold. Whoops! | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
40 | Adult Literary Fiction | $60,000 | English Language Only | 2018 | Mid-Size (Scholastic, Disney, etc) | Yes | Yes | White | Cis Woman | Straight | No | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
41 | Adult Literary Fiction | $40,000 | Worldwide | 2012 | Amazon publishing | Yes | Yes | Latin American | Cis Woman | Straight | No | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
42 | Adult Literary Fiction, Historical Fiction | $30,000 | Worldwide | 2005 | Mid-Size (Scholastic, Disney, etc) | No | Yes | White | Cis Man | Gay | No | No comp titles used. | stand-alone book but sequel to debut book. continues the story. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
43 | Adult Literary Fiction, Historical Fiction | $100,000 | English Language Only | 2017 | Penguin Random House (and Imprints) | No | Yes | White | Cis Man | Gay | No | Beautiful Ruins, The Hours, The Master | pre-empt | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
44 | Adult Literary Fiction, Historical Fiction | $65,000 | North America Only | 2013 | Macmillan (and Imprints) | No | Yes | White | Cis Woman | Straight | No | Fifth book, two book deal with fourth book | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
45 | Adult Literary Fiction, literary journalism | $100,000 | English Language Only | 2018 | Macmillan (and Imprints) | No | Yes | White | Cis Woman | Straight | No | Pre-emptive offer | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
46 | Adult Literary Fiction, Women's Fiction | $30,000 | Worldwide | 2016 | Amazon Publishing | No | Yes | East Asian | Cis Woman | Straight | No | Two book deal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
47 | Anthology | $50,000 | Penguin Random House (and Imprints) | No | Black | Cis Man | Brandon Taylor | pre-empt | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
48 | Anthology | $30,000 | English Language Only | 2017 | Simon & Schuster (and Imprints) | I was editor of the anthology; it was my first book | Yes | White | Cis Woman | Straight | No | Manjula Martin | Scratch: Writers, Money, and the Art of Making a Living | MFA vs. NYC, Goodbye to All That | 30K advance for an anthology with 24 contributors. I used that money to pay contributors $250-1400 each (the lower number was for reprints) and many said it was the most they were ever paid for an anthology contrib. Hasn't earned out. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
49 | Anthology | $20,000 | 2020 | Running Press | Rebecca Podos | Fools in Love | Split. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
50 | Anthology | $18,000 | English Language Only | 2014 | Mid-Size (Scholastic, Disney, etc) | No | Yes | White | Cis Woman | Straight | No | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
51 | Anthology, "Erotic" Fanfic | $10,000 | North America Only | 2016 | Hachette (and Imprints) | Yes | No | White | Cis Woman | Bi/Pansexual, Queer | No | Amy Stephenson | Loose Lips | No | Big names in the anthology, NYT bestsellers etc. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
52 | Anthology, Literary Fiction | $10,000 | North America Only | 2020 | &NOW books | Yes | No | White | Nonbinary/Agender | Queer | JD Scott | Moonflower, Nightshade, All the Hours of the Day | Technically fellowship money and not an advance because publication came via a prize. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
54 | Anthology, Literary Fiction, Short Story | $25,000 | Worldwide | 2014 | Hachette (and Imprints) | Yes | Yes | White | Cis Man | Straight | No | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
56 | Anthology, Literary Fiction, Short Story | $10,000 | Worldwide | 2012 | Macmillan (and Imprints) | No | Yes | White | Cis Woman | Straight | No | 2nd book, 2nd story collection | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
57 | Anthology, Literary Fiction, Short Story | $25,000 | Worldwide | 2015 | Macmillan (and Imprints) | No | Yes | White | Cis Woman | Straight | No | 5th Book, 3rd Story Collection. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
58 | Anthology, Literary Fiction, Short Story | $50,000 | North America Only | 2010 | Penguin Random House (and Imprints) | Yes | Yes | Indian/South Asian | Cis Man | Straight | No | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
59 | Anthology, Literary Fiction, Short Story, BIPOC | $50,000 | Worldwide | 2016 | Simon & Schuster (and Imprints) | Yes | No | Black | Cis Woman | Straight | No | Yes | Established deal that I inherited | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
60 | Anthology, Non-Fiction | $25,000 | Worldwide | 2017 | Large (Big 5) | No | Yes | White | Cis Woman | Straight | No | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
61 | Anthology, Poetry | $7,600 | English Language Only | 2019 | Hachette (and Imprints) | Yes | No | White | Cis Woman | Bi/Pansexual | No | Yes | ALWAYS NEGOTIATE ROYALTIES AND SUBRIGHTS. They will make you money in the long run!! | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
63 | Anthology, Short Stories | $11,000 | 1995 | Yes | White | Cis Man | David Lubar | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
64 | Anthology, Short Stories | $45,000 | 2016 | White | Cis Man | David Lubar | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
65 | Anthology, Short Stories | $5,000 | Worldwide | 2004 | Mid-Size (Scholastic, Disney, etc) | Yes | No | White | Cis Woman | Straight | No | No | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
66 | Anthology, Short Stories | $15,000 | Worldwide | 2006 | Mid-Size (Scholastic, Disney, etc) | No | Yes | White | Cis Woman | Straight | No | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
69 | Art Book, Author/Illustrator | $3,000 | English Language Only | 2012 | Impact Books (Now PRH) | No | No | White | Cis Woman | Straight | No | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
70 | Art Book, Author/Illustrator | $3,000 | English Language Only | 2012 | Impact Books (Now PRH) | No | No | White | Cis Woman | Straight | No | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
71 | Art Book, Author/Illustrator | $3,000 | English Language Only | 2012 | Impact Books (Now PRH) | No | No | White | Cis Woman | Straight | No | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
72 | Audio | $38,000 | Worldwide | 2020 | Audible | No | Yes | White | Cis Woman | Bi/Pansexual | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
73 | Audio, Historical | $0 | English Language Only | 2019 | Authors for Authors Publishing Coop | Yes | No | White | Cis Woman | Straight | No | Eva Seyler | The War in Our Hearts | I got no advance. Since release in March 2019, I have received $238.72. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
74 | Chapter Book | $7,000 | White | Cis Man | David Lubar | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
75 | Chapter Book | $20,000 | White | Cis Man | David Lubar | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
76 | Chapter Book | $12,500 | Dustin Hansen | 6 books. Author/Illustrator. 100 Illustrations per book. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
77 | Chapter Book | $4,000 | Worldwide | 2019 | Penguin Random House (and Imprints) | No | No | White | Cis Woman | Straight | No | No | Part of a four-book deal with a combined advance | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
78 | Chapter Book | $10,000 | Worldwide | 2013 | Simon & Schuster (and Inprints) | Yes | Yes | White | Cis Woman | Bi/Pansexual | No | 4-book deal, 10K/bk | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
79 | Chapter Book | $12,500 | Worldwide | 2015 | Simon & Schuster (and Inprints) | No | Yes | White | Cis Woman | Bi/Pansexual | No | Books 5&6 in a series. Increase from the 10K/book advance for books 1-4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
80 | Chapter Book | $12,500 | Worldwide | 2016 | Simon & Schuster (and Inprints) | No | Yes | White | Cis Woman | Bi/Pansexual | No | 2-book deal, 12.5K/book. Books 7&8 in a series. Increase from the 10K/book advance for books 1-4; same advance as books 5&6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
81 | Children's, Educational | $700 | Worldwide | 2011 | Mid-Size (Scholastic, Disney, etc) | No | Yes | White | Cis Woman | No | Illustrator only | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
83 | Collection | $45,000 | North America Only | 2015 | Large (Big 5) | White | Cis Man | Gay | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
85 | Cookbook | $8,000 | Worldwide | 2018 | Page | Yes | Yes | White | Cis Woman | Straight | No | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
87 | Cookbook | $10,000 | English Language Only | 2018 | Large (Big 5) | Yes | Yes | White | Cis Woman | Straight | No | yes | Had to pay photography and all expenses | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
88 | Cookbook as co-author | $25,000 | Worldwide | 2018 | Penguin Random House (and Imprints) | No | Yes | White | Cis Man | Straight | No | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
90 | Essays | $100,000 | Worldwide | 2017 | Large (Big 5) | No | White | Cis Man | Straight | at-auction | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
91 | Essays | $7,500 | North America Only | 2017 | Large (Big 5) | Yes | White | Cis Man | Gay | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
93 | Essays | $350,000 | North America Only | 2014 | Hachette (and Imprints) | No | Yes | White | Cis Woman | Straight | No | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
94 | Experimental Fiction | $0 | North America Only | 2019 | KERNPUNKT Press | White | Cis Woman | Bi/Pansexual | Katharine Coldiron | Ceremonials | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
96 | Graphic Novel | $5,000 | No | Nonbinary/Agender | Queer | Archie Bongiovanni | Good deal on royalties. Written and drawn in only 4 months. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
97 | Graphic Novel | $20,000 | No | Nonbinary/Agender | Queer | Archie Bongiovanni | Good deal on royalties. Written and drawn in only 4 months. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
98 | Graphic Novel | $31,000 | Yes | Nonbinary/Agender | Queer | Archie Bongiovanni | Good deal on royalties. Written and drawn in only 4 months. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
99 | Graphic Novel | $5,000 | Lion Forge | No | Ariel Ries | Witchy | 7.5% royalties. (9% after 10k copies sold). was told pretty bluntly that witchy being a webcomic and remaining online was a huge risk factor so they couldn't really afford to pay more. despite being ~260 odd full colour pages, about 90% of the pages were already done at the time i signed the deal, however I did a lot of revision work on old pages to bring them up to a higher standard. i was originally offered 15k for (i think) a 5 book deal, lol. I took a 1 book deal: at least I'd be able to negotiate for better terms on the second book if the first book sold well | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
100 | Graphic Novel | $1,000 | 2010 | Fantagraphics | Yes | No | White | Cis Man | Drew Weing | 6% royalties. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
101 | Graphic Novel | $4,000 | Nonbinary/Agender | Emmett Helen | My Riot | I signed for My Riot (176 pages, my first graphic novel) for a $2k advance and negotiated about halfway through the process to double it to $4k. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
102 | Graphic Novel | $2,555 | Nobrow | Hamish Steele | DeadEndia 1 | Royalties 8% net rate. Made $10378 on Kickstarter (GBP). Won an Eisner before beginning sequel. Agent takes 10%. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
103 | Graphic Novel | $5,745 | Nobrow | Hamish Steele | DeadEndia 2 | Royalties 8% net rate. Agent takes 10%. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
104 | Graphic Novel | $6,385 | Nobrow | Hamish Steele | Royalties 8% net rate. Agent takes 10%. Lost ability to sell in-person. Cannot make competing comics. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
105 | Graphic Novel | $2,235 | Nobrow | Hamish Steele | Pantheon | Royalties 8% net rate. Made $13289 on Kickstarter (GBP). Agent takes 10%. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
106 | Graphic Novel | $15,000 | 2019 | First Second | Kevin Panetta | Bloom | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
107 | Graphic Novel | $3,750 | Ryan Estrada | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
108 | Graphic Novel | $4,500 | Oni Press | White | Cis Man | Scott Chantler | Northwest Passage | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
109 | Graphic Novel | $10,000 | Random House | White | Cis Man | Scott Chantler | Two Generals | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
110 | Graphic Novel | $12,000 | Kids Can Press | White | Cis Man | Scott Chantler | Three Thieves | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
111 | Graphic Novel | $14,000 | Kids Can Press | White | Cis Man | Scott Chantler | Three Thieves | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
112 | Graphic Novel | $20,000 | Random House | White | Cis Man | Scott Chantler | Bix | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
113 | Graphic Novel | $45,000 | Gallery 13 | White | Cis Man | Scott Chantler | Unnannounced | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
114 | Graphic Novel | $60,000 | 2019 | Insight Comics | Steve Horton | Bowie | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
115 | Graphic Novel | $0 | Yes | Tillie Walden | 50/50 split on royalties. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
116 | Graphic Novel | $50,000 | No | Tillie Walden | Spinning, Are You Listening | 2-book deal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
117 | Graphic Novel | $30,000 | No | Tillie Walden | On A Sunbeam | Sunbeam remains free to read online even after publishing and is my best seller. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
118 | Graphic Novel | $75,000 | HarperCollins (and Imprints) | East Asian | Wendy Xu | 3-book deal. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
123 | Graphic Novel | $39,000 | English Language Only | 2013 | Macmillan (and Imprints) | No | Yes | Multiracial | Cis Woman | No | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
126 | Graphic Novel | $2,000 | Black | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
127 | Graphic Novel | $15,000 | Black | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
128 | Graphic Novel | $10,000 | Black |