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Originally Posted by rhadin
Every function that a publisher performs for an author can be done work-for-hire. But who will foot the bill? How many authors can afford $5,000+ for editorial work, $20,000+ for marketing, $2,000+ for cover artwork, $3,000+ for typesetting, etc., out of pocket? Publishers pay these costs.
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don't cost that much. Your average RPG rulebook is considerably more complex than a novel and doesn't have anything like those costs - I can speak to that from firsthand experience.
Lol 2k cover artwork. I've had complete artwork done for a RPG book - over 20 illustrations - for less than that. (I hired a professional artist, with half the images chosen from his stock, the other half paid for on a per-hour basis with 6-month exclusivity, and an additional fee for the two images I wanted to be permanently exclusive).
The trick for pricing is you *don't* need permanent exclusivity for the vast majority of images! (The two images I have exclusively are an iconic spaceship and one of the key storyline character in the setting)