Publishers pay unknown writers NT $ 50-80,000 for all rights to their first book. That's before taxes. Even an author such as Giddens, who writes quickly, needs three months to produce an 80,000-word book.
對於國內的無名作家來說，第一本書往往是由出版社買斷，「賣身價碼」通常為新台幣 5-8 萬元（所得稅需另扣）不等。