If you are a public figure and have a certain reputation in certain fields, such as politics, literature, journalism or finance, the publishing society is willing to publish your works. But if you are not a public figure, you can also fight for it in some ways. For example, if you want to publish serious literary works, you can publish them in some literary journals first.
Let more literary editors and critics know about you. If the response is good, a publishing house will come to you. Alternatively, you can post your own works on WeChat official account to see what readers have read and reflected. If the reading volume is high, even as high as100000 yuan, then it is obvious that your work is welcomed by readers and you can talk about cooperation with the publishing house.
After reaching a cooperation with the publishing house, the publishing society will pay you royalties according to the book sales. Royalty is a way of payment, specifically, it refers to a certain monetary share that the copyright owner gets because others use his work.
Broadly speaking, some people regard royalties as a kind of reward. The calculation method of royalty is: book unit price × book print or sales volume × edition tax rate. The royalty rate is generally between 6%- 10%.
The standard and payment method of royalties need to be determined by the owner and user of the copyright of the work through oral or written agreement. In general, before a work is officially published, the publishing house must pay a part of the royalties to the author, which is called prepaid royalties. Royalties in advance can be paid after the contract is signed, the work is submitted or the sample book is printed. Prepaid royalties are generally not less than 50% of the estimated total royalties.