Of course, a six-figure advance made the extra work worthwhile.

That amount set the bar lower than the six-figure advances now paid to some young writers.

If one believes that argument, a low six-figure advance is seen mostly as a spur for the publishing house to do its job.

A six-figure advance for a literary biography would have been unimaginable even a few years ago.

Random House says it has earned back it's six-figure advance.

Get a six-figure advance, hire a ghostwriter and tell the world about your book on "Oprah."

Torres has been discussing a middle-range six-figure advance for the book.

Weren't you once one of those hot-new-it-writer things, receiving a six-figure advance for your first two novels?

After paying him a high six-figure advance for the manuscript last fall, the company is spending $500,000 to market the novel.

The house has paid six-figure advances twice, but its normal range is $5,000 to $10,000.