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Originally Posted by pwalker8
Yes and No. Indies do get most of the price of their books, however, there are several different price models used by Indies. Those who produce a book or two a year, tend to price very close to the big publisher price point. Those who churn out a book every month or so tend to price at a lower price point, simply because they are more like the pulp writers of old.
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And the price models are driven by cost and what the market will bear, along with other factors? If supporting "other authors" is part of "most of the cost", eliminating it seems rather major?
And according to Amazon, "printing" is also a major recurring cost:
for a 300 page (I assume (mass market ) paperback) is $4.45. I think this also includes shipping cost?
A tried to google for what the big publishers would be paying, but didn't have any luck. Since quantities aren't mentioned from Amazon, I'd assume the cost would go down, but even at 1/2 the cost, it still seems like a major cost.
Anyone have a link to big publishers costs?