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Daithi · 12-02-2009, 05:00 PM

It actually may be better to go directly through Amazon instead of Smashwords. It doesn't look like Amazon discounts the Smashwords titles, but publishers (even small self-publishers) have their books discounted 20% (at least at the moment). So here's the math

I list my book for $12.49
_____________-$_2.50 (Amazon discounts price by 20%)
______________--------
______________$ 9.99 (Amazon sales price)

______________$ 4.37 (My royalty based on 35% of $12.49 list price)
_____________43.74% (My royalty based on $9.99 sales price)

Smashwords gives the author 42.5%

12-02-2009, 05:00 PM	#31
Daithi Publishers are evil! Posts: 2,418 Karma: 36205264 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Rhode Island Device: Various Kindles	It actually may be better to go directly through Amazon instead of Smashwords. It doesn't look like Amazon discounts the Smashwords titles, but publishers (even small self-publishers) have their books discounted 20% (at least at the moment). So here's the math I list my book for $12.49 _____________-$_2.50 (Amazon discounts price by 20%) ______________-------- ______________$ 9.99 (Amazon sales price) ______________$ 4.37 (My royalty based on 35% of $12.49 list price) _____________43.74% (My royalty based on $9.99 sales price) Smashwords gives the author 42.5% Last edited by Daithi; 12-02-2009 at 05:05 PM.