As a result, got paid an advance of $10,000 for work on his machine.

Released in 2008, French was paid a £1.5 million advance for the book.

Paver was paid a reported £2.8 million advance for the first book.

He had already been paid an advance for the book by the publisher and was working against a deadline.

Paying an advance of more than $8 million is a risk.

The company does not pay them an advance or cover the cost of producing an album.

The publishers paid an advance of £50 for the novel.

Publishers bit his hand off, paying a £100,000 advance before the book was written.

The parents are paid an "advance" of between $350 and $600 - a year's income for many rural families.

Blair was reportedly paid an advance of £4.6m for the book.