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Most publishers pay somewhere between 30 and 40% royalties to authors on their ebooks (I get 40%). Seeing as the initial investment on the part of the publisher is significantly less than with a print book, and seeing as there is no cost after the initial outlay, it's a pretty sweet deal all the way around.
The publisher would handle the litigation for IP infringement while the work was under contract with them. If their is no exclusivity contract then the author would handle it.
The author shouldn't be offering the book for sale on their own, that would violate the relationship between them and their publisher. The publisher should establish accounts with all the major online retailers of ebooks and distribute the books themselves. (As a side note, most online retailers pay slowly).
I hope that helped, I would be glad to provide any other information that you may need.
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