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tribble · 08-20-2008, 12:21 PM

I would say the average author gets about 5 to 10% of the sales price. If you are very good, you can demand more, but thats not average anymore.

Most of the time the author gets a downpayment for the book, which covers x sales and is not refundable. If the book is a flop, thats the publishers loss.

08-20-2008, 12:21 PM	#9
tribble iLiad Maniac Posts: 1,382 Karma: 2369 Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Germany Device: Bookeen Opus (i love that thing) and iPad (what an irony)	I would say the average author gets about 5 to 10% of the sales price. If you are very good, you can demand more, but thats not average anymore. Most of the time the author gets a downpayment for the book, which covers x sales and is not refundable. If the book is a flop, thats the publishers loss.