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	<title>Comments on: Tidbits</title>
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		<title>By: Robert Cope</title>
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		<dc:creator>Robert Cope</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[(From advice to a 15yr-old offered a print deal) I&#039;d be very wary.  You see, they make money, not on the sales of books, but on the fees they collect from writers who are frequently mislead.
 
I advise not continuing with them. Don&#039;t bother now....wait until you have a more mature idea of what sort of writer you want to be.  Even if you are offered a contract, at your age, it is probably not enforceable.
 
Sometimes, you will be offered &#039;free&#039; up-front and only pay for copies sold.  Take them up on the offer....but only if you get at least two free copies of your own book in the beginning, otherwise, they will soak you later for you buying your own book.
 
Enough said?
 
Cheers to you from Australia.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>(From advice to a 15yr-old offered a print deal) I&#8217;d be very wary.  You see, they make money, not on the sales of books, but on the fees they collect from writers who are frequently mislead.</p>
<p>I advise not continuing with them. Don&#8217;t bother now&#8230;.wait until you have a more mature idea of what sort of writer you want to be.  Even if you are offered a contract, at your age, it is probably not enforceable.</p>
<p>Sometimes, you will be offered &#8216;free&#8217; up-front and only pay for copies sold.  Take them up on the offer&#8230;.but only if you get at least two free copies of your own book in the beginning, otherwise, they will soak you later for you buying your own book.</p>
<p>Enough said?</p>
<p>Cheers to you from Australia.</p>
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