Thread: Gizmodo: How Much It Actually Costs to Publish an Ebook vs. a Real Book
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Old 03-01-2010, 02:31 PM   #2
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The table of costs is fascinating:



So, how does Baen stay in business? They must be going bankrupt. Or only making pennies per book. Which would put them close to going bankrupt, right? (And does anyone really believe publishers pay more than 3/4 the marketing cost of a hardcover on each of their ebooks?)
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