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acidzebra · 08-20-2008, 03:48 PM

I've seen 5-10% of sales mentioned a couple of times, in conjunction with maybe some money upfront. That means 90-95% of the revenue flow is not going to the creator. Now I understand publishing costs and marketing and everything, but that is pretty appalling.

08-20-2008, 03:48 PM	#15
acidzebra Liseuse Lover Posts: 869 Karma: 1035404 Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Netherlands Device: PRS-505	I've seen 5-10% of sales mentioned a couple of times, in conjunction with maybe some money upfront. That means 90-95% of the revenue flow is not going to the creator. Now I understand publishing costs and marketing and everything, but that is pretty appalling.