NUJ FFG: recently paid rates for Print media / Books

Print media / Books
recently paid rates - updated 2008-05-05

The following are not suggested rates. They are a selection of rates recently reported to the Rate for the Job service - if any were found for Print media / Books. Please note that these are self-reported; they are rates that the reporter was not dissatisfied with, but standards of dissatisfaction vary; and that a computer sorted them on the basis of these self-reports so some randomness is possible.

The second figure, where given, is for additional rights (use on the web, etc).

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2006_01	_Quantum	1001 Horrid Facts
writing (compiling) book of 1001 facts on specified topics, all rights			3000

2007_09	_Hach	Campaigners book
children's nonfiction publishers - planning contents, writing text, checking proofs , all rights			1800

2004_10	_Quarto	Children's book
novelty format 32pp, all rights assigned			2700

2007_09	_Quarto	Children's nonfiction book
planning contents, writing text, picture list, one picture meeting, captions and proof checking, approx 20,000 words, all rights			3500

2007_09		Education books
plan and write 4 books lesson plans / experiments / photocopiable sheets 4 books, each 152 pages , all rights			6000

2007_11		Education CD-Rom
proofing & re-editing CD-Rom for schools, per hour,			26

2006_06	_Holtzb	Schoolbooks for Macmillan Africa
7 books of 48pp,			3500

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