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Old 10-07-2010, 10:44 PM   #1
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Unhappy B&N and Smashwords--Has this happened to you?
I was checking my Smashwords sales and payments history and I noticed that B&N in some cases took a 67% cut instead of 50%. Has this happened to anyone else?
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Old 10-08-2010, 04:06 AM   #2
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Don't they have a disclosure thingo saying how much they take? Surely it shouldn't be just ramdom...
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Old 10-08-2010, 10:11 AM   #3
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I'm surprised most retailers don't take 90% honestly. The fact that we even get 50% on ebooks amazes me. But then again, 67% from B&N isn't all that bad. I've seen Amazon take 80% or more.
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There cut is supposed to be 50% according to the agreement. I'm not sure why they took a larger cut.
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Old 10-08-2010, 05:52 PM   #5
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Simon, I just checked mine and B&N's cut is 50% on all of them. Is this perhaps happening on your 99 cent books? There might be a minimum amount B&N takes as cut.
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No, this was on a $2.99 title...
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That's probably part of their "we have a right to modify our agreement at any time, your continued use of our service constitutes your acceptance of our new terms of service."
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I was checking my Smashwords sales and payments history and I noticed that B&N in some cases took a 67% cut instead of 50%. Has this happened to anyone else?
Is that from the Retailer Cut column of the report?
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