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One thing I can tell you, Just4kix, is that we just signed the Apple contract for iPad's iBookstore (after all the hassle of US registration, buying in Mac hardware, specialist software, etc to get through the door) and they take a 35% cut. That's OK I guess when compared to other retailers (Sony's 40%, for example). But it only applies to sales to US buyers. Sales to 'foreigners' carry a 65% retail commission. Well, that's grubby-fingered shopkeepers for you. And, of course, it's their ball, so there's no room for sinsible negotiation -- you play by their rules or leave the pitch. And folks are still confusing retail commission with royalty. These people are NOT publishers. They're stores. Their input otherwise is zero. Wise up! Neil
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