For the stout of heart who are interested in seeing the financial reality of publishing with a small press or e-pub, take a look at Pat Rice's Money Matters post on her blog. The only comment I would make is that I think Pat's figure of a 50% royalty on an e-book is a little high. Anywhere from 30% to 45% is more in the normal range, and many publishers figure the author's bottom line after seller discounts have been taken out, so you're actually making even less.
Devon
Yikes. I read Pat's blog yesterday. Um, yeah, not for the faint of heart, huh?
ReplyDeleteMags, we all need to know this stuff, but don'cha just hate it? It's way too depressing.
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