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Originally Posted by ZodWallop
Should I buy their stuff directly through Smashwords? Does the publisher get to keep a larger percentage of the funds that way?
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I believe so, yes. But if you're not sure, just ask the author or publisher.
" We don't charge for our ebook publishing, conversion and distribution services, and we don't sell publishing packages. We earn our small cut only when your book sells through our distribution network. Our commission is only 15% or less of the net, which works out to 10% of the retail price when your book sells at our retailers. For example, a $10.00 ebook sold at one of our retail partners earns authors $6.00, the retailer earns $3.00 and Smashwords earns $1.00. The same book sold at Smashwords earns the author about $8.00 since Smashwords pays higher rates than most retailers."
https://www.smashwords.com/about/supportfaq