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		reactordev 32 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: I canceled my book deal Sounds like your publisher was trying to just take your work and sell it. Giving you the least amount you’ll agree to. Self publishing is the way. The internet is your Barnes & Noble. Finish the book and publish it yourself. Sell it for $20. Market it. Have peace.

dpark 32 days ago [–]

> Sounds like your publisher was trying to just take your work and sell it. Giving you the least amount you’ll agree to.

That’s literally what a publisher does.

reactordev 32 days ago | [–]

I work in games, I know how publishing works. My point was about the pay. For us, that equation is flipped.

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