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Originally Posted by gweeks
The problem with "net receipts" as Harlequin authors have found is that they form company "B" and sell books to them for 80 cents and company "B" sells them for the normal $10. They only have to pay royalties on net receipts of 80 cents a book.
Greg
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Yes, well... yeah, an author would need very clear language about what counts as the source for the net receipts, and I doubt the current contracts have that. But the concept of payments based on net receipts isn't inherently exploitative.