The grim economics of publishing
How it's increasingly hard to make any money out of writing books
Imagine the situation. Either you’re a first-time writer who’s recently acquired an agent thanks to a brilliant idea, or you’re a seasoned pro, about to tackle your umpteenth project. You’ve moved over to a new publisher and editor in either case, the first ‘get to know you’ coffee’s gone splendidly, and they’ve been sufficiently enraptured by your pizz…
