"He offered me a million-dollar advance for a hard/soft deal, 15% straight royalties, 60% of all subsidiary rights, and--" "You've accepted payment for another book?"

Prescription: Money Is it ego or instinct that drives a publisher to hand a million-dollar advance to an unknown novelist?

Before the end of 1971, the Kinks signed a five-album deal with RCA Records and received a million-dollar advance, which helped fund the construction of their own recording studio, Konk.

The little sister may well be the first previously unknown presidential campaign aide to earn a million-dollar advance for her memoirs.

In 1971, The Kinks left Pye Records for a five-album stint with RCA, who offered them a million-dollar advance.

House of Leaves author Mark Z Danielewski scored a reported million-dollar advance last week.

The agent is saying: a million-dollar advance for my life story in hardcover.

As one scholar wisecracked, "For a million-dollar advance, the author exists!"

With his million-dollar advances and best sellers, Mr. McGinniss made a juicy target.

You probably have a million-dollar advance and you don't care who you hurt.