Compensation paid to an author once the author's book is contracted but before it is published. Typically, one-half of the advance is paid upon signing of the contract, the remaining half upon delivery of the final manuscript. Books from previous seasons that are still in print. Printed material that appears in the back of a book, after the main body of text.
Typical inclusions are glossaries, footnotes, indexes, author and illustrator biographies, etc.
Refers to publishers' standard contracts prior to any changes by an author or agent. Most publishers have a variety of boilerplate contracts to meet different needs. Boilerplates are always weighted in favor of the publisher and should be regarded by authors only as a starting point for hammering out agreeable terms. Book packagers are often receptive to new authors, though payment is frequently in flat fee and less generous than with publishers. A term occasionally used to describe packages that combine both a book and components.