A-ha. Goesto show what I know. I guess this need more looking into.... apopolgies for the particulalry high incidence of typos in that post. Cramped cafe + too much coffee....

These things seemed to being charged outside of contract as far as I can tell. So they are stated on newer contracts but apply to older ones too.

Technically they would need an addendum (or whatever it's called) which would also be agreed and signed by both parties...

And what happens if the author refuses to agree? :wink:

Good question... presumably the contract would be null and void. I know we all had to sign addenda to the original contracts when Chippewa moved its erotica catalogue to Lady Aibell. I was happy with the terms on that so I signed. :)

Okay, maybe I should stop speculating and ask a few of these things. But wouldn't that be kind of weid too... like 'I want to blog about royalty calculations tell me about your business practoises and why you do things that way...'?

"I want to blog about royalty calculations tell me about your business practoises and why you do things that way..." You don't have the right tone. You obviously need tips from a reporter in How To Sound Impressive. E-MAIL Madam, I am Webmaster of the Erotic Romance E-Publishers Comparison site and moderator of the Erotic Romance blog and the Erotic Romance Writers Forum. A number of the members of these groups have publicly expressed interest in your recent changes to your contracts. Would you care to comment, for the record, on why you made these changes? TRANSLATION Why do you beat your wife?

In this section of the publishing industry, transparency is the rule, so it would set off bells if they didn't want to answer your questions, Veinglory. If they're legit, they'll be happy to clear up misconceptions. After all, you're a writer who runs a site for writers, and the standard royalty a house offers is a key selling point in enticing better writers to the house.

I am trying to track down some more info on what is considered standard as there are a cuple of places I would like to ask now...

Check out Piers Anthony's la-*test*-('") newsletter, where he writes about MG.

Yes, I saw that. He is currently tentatively 'in favour' -- I just found that another press deducts cost of cover art from royalties. I was under the impression this sort of thing was unusual but now it seems widespread under the guise of % of net (many a thing hidden under the net)