But the oil-service firms will get only the book value of their assets, paid in government bonds and with deductions for any labour or environmental liabilities the government adduces.

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Goodwill and intangibles result from premiums (over book value) paid by the acquirer in previous acquisitions, and therefore should be deducted to get to true tangible book value.

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Those copy editors, graphic designers and publicists work as a team to create and promote the book and they get paid in in cash, with royalties or with some combination of both.

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In October 2000 a Wexford school teacher, Eoin Colfer, won the largest advance ever paid to an unknown writer in Britain for his children's book, Artemis Fowl.

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To help things out, Michelle Dunn has a new book that will hit the market in May: The Guide to Getting Paid.

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