>So why does the author stop short of telling us what he thinks are the fair terms here? Even if a publishing contract does not have a provision for non-disclo

>So why does the author stop short of telling us what he thinks are the fair terms here? Even if a publishing contract does not have a provision for non-disclosure and confidentiality, it's standard business etiquette not to publicly discuss the actual financial terms. It's the same type of professional etiquette when a programmer says, "I jumped from Microsoft to Google for more money." The "more" is left to the readers' imagination and it would be rude of us to ask for specifics. Unfortunately, since his essay dances around any concrete numbers, the point about "fairness" might seem like a build up to punchline that never comes.