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theducks · 09-04-2019, 11:24 AM

Hardcover sales seems to fall into the "I make N$ if I sell one"

Many Booksellers from from a fixed discount wholesale list, so they end up with the same cash at the end of the day if they sell 1 $20 HB or 2 $10 PB.

Personally, I would (and did) see my customers leave with 2 good books, rather than 1 of the expensive (same total $).
I don't know the Publishers Payout schedule, so I can't respond to whether the Author make more for that $20 sale for 1 HB sold or 2 PB sold.

I do know a few folk who managed to get 'published'. It was a loooong time before they saw a royalty check.

09-04-2019, 11:24 AM	#631
theducks Well trained by Cats Posts: 31,147 Karma: 60406498 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: The Central Coast of California Device: Kobo Libra2,Kobo Aura2v1, K4NT(Fixed: New Bat.), Galaxy Tab A	Hardcover sales seems to fall into the "I make N$ if I sell one" Many Booksellers from from a fixed discount wholesale list, so they end up with the same cash at the end of the day if they sell 1 $20 HB or 2 $10 PB. Personally, I would (and did) see my customers leave with 2 good books, rather than 1 of the expensive (same total $). I don't know the Publishers Payout schedule, so I can't respond to whether the Author make more for that $20 sale for 1 HB sold or 2 PB sold. I do know a few folk who managed to get 'published'. It was a loooong time before they saw a royalty check.