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Originally Posted by Catlady
It's not my job to nurture authors; it's their job to provide me with entertainment. That's the deal they make when they publish.
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I understand the nitty-gritty side of it can be a bore to people it doesn't concern directly, but until Monstanto comes up with money tree seeds, I'm afraid that authors' income will remain an important factor in how they can make new books available to their readers in a proper and timely manner.
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Originally Posted by Lemurion
As for hiring editors, narrators, and cover designers, the whole point of going with a commercial publisher is that the author doesn't have to do that. The publisher pays for those things. Yes, the author's royalty is lower, but so are their costs, and the biggest advantage they have is that they get paid whether the book sells or not.As for hiring editors, narrators, and cover designers, the whole point of going with a commercial publisher is that the author doesn't have to do that. The publisher pays for those things. Yes, the author's royalty is lower, but so are their costs, and the biggest advantage they have is that they get paid whether the book sells or not.
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No disagreement. I did a mashup of both sides of the fence to highlight that switching over from traditional to self-publishing still brought money matters to the foreground for writers.