Kobo Writing Life payment

franklekens · 08-17-2020, 05:35 AM

About KWL's payment scheme, it says:
"Authors are paid 45 days after the end of each monthly period provided they have met a minimum threshold of $50 USD"

Now suppose you start out and sales are low. In January you sell for a profit of 15 dollars, in February for 20, and in March for 25. Does that mean that at the end of March you will be paid 60 dollars? I.e. do the profits roll over into the next month if they don't reach the threshold?

Or do they have the evil scheme that you only get paid for those months in which your profits reach that threshold?

GlenBarrington · 08-17-2020, 09:32 AM

You should probably ask them for clarification. Other than that, I should think the actual agreement wording would make it quite clear. If THAT is ambiguous, I'd not do business with them.

08-17-2020, 05:35 AM	#1
franklekens Addict Posts: 392 Karma: 3421956 Join Date: Sep 2009 Device: Kobo Forma, Sage, Elipsa, Onyx Note2, Pocketbook 360, Kindle Keyboard	Kobo Writing Life payment About KWL's payment scheme, it says: "Authors are paid 45 days after the end of each monthly period provided they have met a minimum threshold of $50 USD" Now suppose you start out and sales are low. In January you sell for a profit of 15 dollars, in February for 20, and in March for 25. Does that mean that at the end of March you will be paid 60 dollars? I.e. do the profits roll over into the next month if they don't reach the threshold? Or do they have the evil scheme that you only get paid for those months in which your profits reach that threshold?

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08-17-2020, 09:32 AM	#2
GlenBarrington Cheese Whiz Posts: 1,986 Karma: 11677147 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Springfield, Illinois Device: Kindle PW, Samsung Tab A 10.1(2019), Pixel 6a.	You should probably ask them for clarification. Other than that, I should think the actual agreement wording would make it quite clear. If THAT is ambiguous, I'd not do business with them.

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