Original sentence: Negotiations dragged on into the new year and a contract was finally signed in June 1902.Potter arrived at an agreement with Warne to an initial publication of 5,000 commercial copies priced at a very small sum with modest royalties for herself
Edited sentence: Negotiations dragged on into the following year with a contract finally signed in June 1902.Potter arrived at an agreement with Warne for an initial publication of 5,000 commercial copies priced at a very small sum with modest royalties for the author