Celebrity book advances: How much stars got paid to write

Stars typically receive a handsome advance which is like a signing bonus that the author receives before the book is published.

As Brian Klems from The Writer’s Digest explained, an advance is “paid against future royalty earnings, which means that for every dollar you receive in an advance, you must earn a dollar from book sales before you start receiving any additional royalty payments”.

So which celebrities have written books and how much was there advance? Check out our gallery below:

Celebs who were paid huge book advances

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Originally published as The biggest celeb book advances