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Old 11-27-2012, 09:10 PM   #97
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Originally Posted by pdurrant View Post
I don't think the idea that Harlequin should pay authors 70% has ever been suggested.
The complaint is pushing for at least a 50% royalty rate, and the "Legal Minimum" blogger is suggesting a 70% rate.


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Originally Posted by pdurrant
What was suggested is that the part of Harlequin acting for the author... should have been looking to receive closer to 70% of the retail price for the licence, not 6-8% of RRP.
The 6-8% is the author royalty, paid by the Swiss subsidiary. When licensing the ebooks, Harlequin interpreted the contracts to mean the subsidiary got paid half, so the authors got half their normal royalty rate (3-4%).

The plaintiffs and their attorneys are not trying to get 4-6%, or even 6-8%. They're trying to interpret the contracts to mean "authors get a 50% royalty on digital."
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