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Originally Posted by Richwood
I agree that authors should be supported but I wonder what percentage of the retail ebook price actually reaches the author from a major name publisher.
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None. Most books don't 'earn out' their advance.
But the amount from the sale that is credited against the advance will be in the 10-30% range. For paperbacks it's in the 5-10% range.
At least, that's my understanding. But contracts will vary.