The Galleycat article is a great read:
http://www.mediabistro.com/galleycat...rs-earn_b77578
The reddit thread in question puts publisher "contributions" in perspective:
http://www.reddit.com/r/Fantasy/comm...s_here/cc5i036
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To break numbers down a bit more.
Mass market paperback sales are generally 6% - 8% of list (which is generally $7.99 so $0.48 to $0.64. But if sold at a high discount they can be 6% to 8% of NET so cut those numbers in half.
Trade paperback sales are the same % but since they sell for more $15 - $16 - you earn $0.90 - $1.28 if sold at "normal discounts" - see above for how that can be highly reduced.
Hardcovers usually start at 10% and go up to 15% if you sell a certain number of copies. If a hardcover sells for $25.00 the author is getting $2.50 to $3.75 a book.
ebooks are 25% of NET which is 70% of list price which nets out to 17.5%. A $7.99 ebook earns the author $1.40
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There are good reasons why going author-publisher Indie is so attractive to writers.