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.
In the ancient world, many sites gained a reputation for the dispensing of oracular wisdom. Perhaps the best known of these was the sanctuary of Apollo at Delphi, located on the slopes of Mount Parnassus in Greece.This website is a cyberspace tribute to the Delphic Oracle, and you are welcome here.n Oracle is a person, place or thing generally regarded as a source of wise counsel or prophetic opinion. It is often considered to be an infallible authority on topics that are spiritual, moral, ethical, or philosophical in nature.