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Old 04-01-2015, 03:27 AM   #373
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Originally Posted by bgalbrecht View Post
Morgan James claims "Many major houses require authors to purchase 5,000 copies, or more, of the book upon its release, usually at a 50-60% discount off retail", which is something I've never heard any author mention at any of the SF conventions I attend. I'm not sure which "Traditional Publishers" they are referring to, but I doubt it's any of the BPHs.
It's not something I've ever heard of. Morgan James don't appear to be much better than the "many major houses" though. They require the author to buy 2,500 copies of their book:
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Originally Posted by http://www.morganjamespublishing.com/compare
Author is asked to commit to purchasing, during the life of the agreement, up to 2,500 copies at print cost plus $2
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