Those figures make me laugh. In my experience ebooks cost as much to buy as the physical version. In some cases I have seen the ebook for sale at a higher price than the hardback version. Here's some information Neal Asher (British sci-fi author) gave me.
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Generally the percentages for authors are this: HB 7 – 15% MMPB 6 – 12% whilst on an ebook it is about 20%, so yes, the author is getting a bit more. Oh and remember, when a book is sold at a discount of say 20% that comes off of the percentage the author gets. Incidentally, retailers get the books from the publisher for as much as 50% off the cover price.
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