Negotiating With a Book Publisher: 7 Deal Points to Confirm Before You Sign On The Dotted Line.

Today, I am running a guest post by Jody Rein, a book publishing consultant, literary agent and former executive editor with Big 10, Big 6, Big 5 publishers in New York. She shares some helpful advice on understanding and negotiating publishing contracts.

A traditional book publisher has offered you a contract—hallelujah! But…now what?

I always negotiate book publishing contracts in (at least) two stages. I recommend you do this as well.

Stage one: Agree upon the key deal points.

Stage two: Revie...