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To an extent, ebooks must share the not inconsiderable investment of editorial, design, technical, admin and legal work that goes into the treebook from which they're hatched. Other expenses being so low, though, there is no excuse for publishers to be tight-wads when it comes to ebook royalties. My own wee house, for instance, has for the past eight years passed on the ebook savings in printing and lower retail commissions directly to our authors, who pick up a royalty of 40-45% on their ebook editions as opposed to 10% of paperback. Neil
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