Obs. Money paid to an author for his manuscript, or for copyright. (Cf. COPY sb. 9 b.)
1708. Hearne, Collect., 13 Nov. What prospect is there of a bookseller for Barnabas, and on what proposals for copy-money and copies?
1782. J. Warton, Ess. Pope, II. xiv. 401. In the year 1722, he received of a bookseller 120l for copy-money.
1837. Lockhart, Scott, xi. A scale of book-selling transactions measured by which the largest editions and copy-monies of his own early days appeared insignificant.
