Peter. I appeared to get a standard contract but I was so pleased to get a publisher (as a first time amateur) that I didn't really give the finance much thought.
I also approached Veloce but by the time they got back to me, Crowood had jumped on it. I hope you enjoy it as much as I enjoyed your M3W book!
The first problem I had when Crowood asked me to do a book about the Lamborghini Countach was that they refused a percentage deal and insisted on a fixed fee. I should have walked away. But they assured me that they would find all the necessary photos if I gave them a list. I reckoned that it was just about all right on that basis because I could handle the writing side with a combination of material I already had and some useful contacts.
About three weeks before the date for delivery of all material, I checked how they were getting on with photos, apart from some that I had supplied from the archives of Fast Lane, which I edited at the time. It turned out that they had done the square root of bugger all! I had to spend a lot of time and effort doing the job for them, for no increase in my fee.
I expect the Crowood people are more professional these days.
My experience with Veloce has been entirely positive, both with my M3W book and my new effort, on sale in a few days (there is some Morgan stuff in it!):
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