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	Rex Ballard - Director of Electronic Distribution
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On Thu, 5 Sep 1996, Enrique Gili wrote:

> 
> Perhaps some journalists- freelancers can give me the strait dope. What in
> fact is going on when a publisher tells you he likes your work but can
> only pay X ammount of dollars. Is this an opening gambit or a firm offer.
> As much as I like to write I could never support myself on the kind
> money publishers are willing to pay.
> 

Like any good publisher, an on-line publisher needs to distinguish which
writers can cause or generate revenue, and which are just good "filler
noise".  Print publishers pay a premium for Dear Abby because there are
advertizers who want ads on her page or opposite.

If what you write is interesting, and people come to see it frequently,
the publisher will want more of your work.  If you write "yesterday's news
today", you will probably get a lot of minimums.

> 
> >we are a major magazine with major sponsors.  we aren't looking for small
> >business sponsorships right now anyway.
> >
> >i am interested in your writing though, you have a great talent.  our
> >stringer budget is still growing, and i can't afford to pay too much.  i'm
> >interested in paying per article, not per word.  maybe you have some
> >already published, or finished and we can re-publish?
> 
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From rballard@cnj.digex.net Thu Oct  3 01:40:00 1996
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