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Originally Posted by Leyor
Can someone help me here with an earlier statement I genuinely don't understand?
Why does an established author who's already publicized one work prefer earning 34c pr. book over say a 1 dollar donation? Someone mentioned that the author would prefer actual sales of a lower value as it'd decide wheter the publisher would want to pick up his next book.
But if he's already received visibility enough that people will want to donate or copy his work, why does he needs a publishing deal more than he needs the actual income? From what I understand, the advance is quite small.
I'm sure there's something I am missing, can someone who knows more about publishing help out?
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A lot of writers are stuck in the past, thinking they can't survive without a publisher. Others just want to write and don't want to have to deal with cover artists, find editors/proofers, people to make the ebooks, etc. For them it is worth giving away 80% of their income for such one-off jobs. For others it's a vanity thing — look at me I've got a real publisher paying me $5,000 a year, aren't I great. There is still a stigma about self publishing with writers, even though readers stopped caring a long time ago.