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Originally Posted by delphidb96
Rule of thumb for estimating costs of a book.
45-55% of cover price - bookstore
50% of remainder - distribution chain before bookstore
50% of remainder of pre-distribution-chain - printing costs
5-20% (Okay, for *most* authors, 20% is *high*) of that amount - royalties
Remainder pays for copy-editing, promotion, managment, *profits to the publisher*, etc.
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Derek
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and tell me what is wrong with this picture when EVERYTHING is hinged on the author's work?
Let's look at it a different way say a book sales for $20 that means the author might as much as $4.00 or more likely $1 measly buck. That means the author could sell directly to the public and double his money at $2. Sounds like a better deal to me for both the author and consumer.
