NovelEnglishIt was no wonder Mindy hadn't had any formal book publications in the last ten years
Was it because she couldn't write? No. It was because Edith couldn’t get her work published
That explained why every manuscript and outline Mindy submitted over the years was rejected
“If she couldn't handle the publishing, then why did she approach your mom and sign a contract in the first
place? And for ten years at that? Lionel asked, still calm but clearly puzzled.
Back then, Edith had given Mindy a considerable signing bonus-200 thousand dollars after taxes That was a
substantial amount a decade ago
If she didn’t see any future profit, why would she pay such a large sum upfront?
“That's the second major trap in this contract,” Miranda explained “Mom, keep flipping through it's
+25 BONUS
Chapter 0375
marked in red on page three.”
Lionel read aloud, “From the date of signing, all rights to works previously published by Party A will be managed
by Party B. The profit-sharing rais detailed in the appendix... Where's the appendix?”
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇt
Miranda shook her head. “There isn’t one.”
Lionel was shocked.
In other words, the contract didn’t specify the profit-sharing rafor Mindy’s previously published works Edith
could choose to give her the full share or absolutely nothing at all.
“I've only received royalty payments five times in the past ten years,” Mindy said, her voice trembling. “The
highest amount was 80 thousand, and the lowest was just five thousand.”
Miranda had expected as much.
Though painful, it was crucial for
Mindy to face the t th gheoked
tie does ook Bi rankings
over the past decade. Both ‘Murder
Weapon’ and The Deserted School’
have consistently ranked in the top
20." The content is on
novelenglish.net! Read the latest
chapter there!
“l know that,” Mindy said. “| even
asked Edith about it, but she claimed
the publishing, rparRét bad Shirin
aan Shi even said that overall
book sales were down, so the
royalties had naturally decreased.”
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏm
“There's struth to that,” Miranda
acknowledged. “The domestic
publishing dusty Qapydeed ded
AND nréeerftyears, and it's
certainly impacted earnings. But did
she ever mention the overseas sales
for ‘Murder Weapon’ and The
Deserted School? The content is on
novelenglish.net! Read the latest
chapter there!
Chapter 0070
Visit our social media platform to read fascinating stories every day and connect with the community!
