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Originally Posted by pwalker8
Yes, I understand market price and all that, I just don't understand why some get so emotional about ebooks costing more than they want to pay. Logically, if you look at it from the author's point of view, the vast majority of authors don't actually make a living writing. Most have a day job and write on the side. The rule of thumb that I have seen is the author gets 10% from the sale of a book. Hard figures from specific authors are hard to find, from what I've read, if you manage to sale more than 10,000, you are considered successful. So basically, if you take the price of the ebook, and multiply it by 1000, and that's how much a successful author makes on it. Think about it.
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Consider it thought of.
But, just because some *authors* get ripped off by their old-school publishers doesn't mean consumers have to meekly accept getting ripped off themselves by the same middlemen.
Especially now that this new-fangled ebook "fad" has enabled authors to self-publish at least some of their titles and keep the bulk of the revenue and make a decent living writing while still charging *less* than the traditionally-shackled writers. This has changed the contract landscape so some publishers actually pay ebook royalties of as high as 50%... Or even higher.
Times change and consumer attitudes are the *first* to change with them.
Just ask Borders...