Option number 1 (if a regular, traditional publisher picks up your book) can often get you more money and get your book into more hands compared to self-publishing. As a first-time, virtually unknown author, you can expect to get a $5000 advance and 8% of the list price (or at least thatâs what my friends got).
The Oracle at Delphi. Dating back to 1400 BC, the Oracle of Delphi was the most important shrine in all Greece, and in theory all Greeks respected its independence. Built around a sacred spring, Delphi was considered to be the omphalos-the center (literally navel) of the world.
an ancient city in central Greece, in Phocis: site of an oracle of Apollo. Examples from the Web for Delphi. Contemporary Examples. The second, a riff on the classical injunction from the Temple of Apollo at Delphi, is âKnow thy ancestors, know thyself.â. Henry Louis Gates, Jr. Reveals Rick Warrenâs Slave-Holding Ancestors Matthew DeLuca April 14, 2012. Not surprisingly, Delphi hit the wall early, entering Chapter 11 in the fall of 2005.