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Originally Posted by James_Wilde
Throw me some slack, Maggie!  Those figures were suggestions and open to negotiation. But anyway, if one reckons that the author works for, say, a year to produce his book, and the cover artist, say, two weeks, then the ratios are roughly 50:2 which is 4%!
For many indie authors, we're not talking about a "professional" livelihood either. How many indies do you suppose actually live off their books? Not even all main-line authors (i.e. ones with a publishing house behind them) do that. |
That's the point. Writers are inspired to write because they want to express their creativity, to get their ideas out, and they're willing to do it at their own expense.
A professional editor is just that: someone who earns a living by editing. Even 100 percent of most indie authors' earnings wouldn't keep a person alive, so percentages off most indie authors' earnings would not be worthwhile.