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Originally Posted by j.p.s
"Authors make more money when they divvy up e-book publishing rights."
is starting to sound more and more like:
"American automobile manufacturers make higher profits on large cars."
(Yes, I know that oil tanker sized SUVs are the current fad, but the point still stands.)
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Well, divvying rights by region made sense before POD and before ebooks.
Now... a bit less. There's always special cases, though. Legacy authors have fanbases that might be wedded to print.
The funny thing is the publishers that most stand to gain by going global are the ones resisting it most. Addressing the second- and third-language speakers and expatriates the world over can bring in plenty of money at minimal added cost through ebook sales.