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The first edition of Adaptive Web Design was self-published, so no advance or royalties, but it gave me strong bargaining power for the 2nd Edition. That was with Pearson and came with a US$6k advance and 18% royalty. #PublishingPaidMe #TechPublishingPaidMe
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Tech publishing is a bit of a different beast, though. It's highly unlikely you’ll get by on royalties (or an advance). Honestly, the most important thing for me was that I retained the ability to choose my entire editorial team (with the exception of the copy editor).