By skipping most middle-men, Baen Books sell their ebooks for $6, and make more than from a paperback, but a bit less than from a hardback. (Well, the actual info I had was that the author royalty on an ebook is more than from a paperback and less than from a hardback, but I think it's safe to assume that the same applies to the publisher's cut.)
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Originally Posted by fugazied
I think given the sheer practicalities of storing and shipping an ebook and often skipping a middle man wholesaler/retailer they would HAVE to be more profitable than traditional paperbacks (perhaps not as much as hardcovers which have an often ludicrous markup).
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