Sentences with phrase «make author royalties»

Not that that fact is stopping me now... We first suggested that we (Amazon and Hachette) jointly make author royalties whole during the term of the dispute.

But EAF is focused on making authors royalties.

Not exact matches

Previously, KDP Select authors would get a royalty payment if a reader made it past the 10 - per - cent mark of their book.

«These funds will permit Quantopian to make larger allocations and therefore pay larger royalties to authors of profitable algorithms,» said John Fawcett, CEO of Quantopian in a statement.

Many others are well - selling authors who make a lavish living from passive income from advances, royalties, seminars, and product sales — which all started and then snowballed — from the sale of their book (which of course started with writing a book proposal).

However, if you want to make the most money (especially on Amazon, which only allows authors to receive 70 percent in royalties if the book is priced at $ 2.99 or higher — $ 1.99 and $ 0.99 books only allow authors a 35 percent royalty rate), then $ 4.99 appears to be the best price point for selling a good amount of books (though far less than with a lower price point) while making the most in profit.

I would estimate that the average annual income for self - published authors is slightly lower now and, having seen a number of authors quit over the last couple of years in order to get full time jobs because of financial problems, it hasn't gotten any easier to make ends meet on just book royalties.

I buy them at my author discount of 35 %, and sell them on at full, or near full price, so my purchases count as sales — 10 % gives me # 1.46 towards my royalties — plus I make around # 7.50 each copy if I sell at full price.

The author's royalty is not a particularly high percentage of the sale because the publisher is putting up all the money and taking most of the risks so they rightfully expect to make the lion's share of the profits.

Not only was an author paying to have the book made, but they weren't getting the benefits that make self - publishing such a desirable option: the retaining of their copyright, and the ability to monitor, control, and receive their royalties!

The simple answer is it makes sense for both authors (universal distribution, more sales, and higher royalties) and readers (cheaper than print, instant delivery, and mobile access).

that you, the author, can make decisions about the design and content of your book, determine your royalty and give us non-exclusive rights which can be terminated at any time.

Less than 1 % of published authors actually make a living wage from their royalties — and for every Dan Brown (not an extremely gifted writer by the way!)

Pointing out that «authors remain the only essential part of the creation of a book and it is in everyone's interests to ensure they can make a living», it tells publishers that «unfair contract terms, including reduced royalty rates, are a major part of the problem».

Of course, this could be a sign of something less dire, namely that Amazon will work with larger files and let authors sell overly long titles at 50 % royalty in order to make up for what the company is footing in terms of file transfer fees and hosting.

The publisher makes its agreed upon royalty — which it goes on to divide with the author according to their contract — and the consumer stands to benefit from an all - out price war among the retailers.

Smashwords also has some perks that make me wish the outfit had made more inroads into the ebook market on its own merits (as a seller and not just a distributor), such as the ability to issue coupons, to offer affiliates a greater percentage of the sales price, and the fact that authors receive a higher royalty rate there than at any of the other stores.

Most indies were sticking to $ 2.99 and up because Amazon made $ 2.99 - $.9.99 the point at which authors could earn the highest royalty percentage.

While it's true that not every successful author (indie or otherwise) falls back on a mailing list for promotion, it's a tool that has helped numerous authors go from obscurity to making a living with book royalties.

Instead we offer more practical approaches like author web pages to which you can sell your books and make more royalties than you do with Amazon.

Personally, I think the higher royalties is better because they will make more in the long run if the book sells well, but sometimes, authors» financial needs make it important to have a big advance up front.

What if those same stores react by dropping royalty rates (I know I wouldn't be making a living on ebook sales alone if Amazon suddenly decided to give indie authors 20 % instead of 70 %)?

Trying to draw a comparison between the two does not make for a good argument that KDP will lower author royalties, since it has virtually no overhead costs, all of which are borne by the authors.

Publishers also establish a level of changes which they will allow the author to make in the final stages of production, often 10 % or 15 % of the cost of preparing the proofs, above which the author will be charged against royalties.

Especially not enough sales to make up the difference to the cut in royalty compared to self - published - only authors.

I'm guessing that this is going to make not one iota of difference in the way Samhain pays the authors that it promotes to Samhain Gold; Samhain then gets to send editors to conference (comped)(provided that they take pitches only for the Samhain Gold line), and we have a very simple test for allowing e-publishers: If you believe you can guarantee decent royalties for a good number of authors (although not for all of them), you're in.

I'd also guess that Amazon offering authors 100 % royalty will no doubt get some of them thinking how little they're actually making with Hachette.

For a long time, that made it really easy for authors and agents to review royalty statements.

We need the authors to work with us to promote their books online and if we're increasing sales they're making more money in royalties.

A year ago, I don't think anybody would have predicted that Janklow and Nesbitt were going to make a deal to self - publish books of their best authors whose books were out of print or who wanted to make more money on their royalties.

Amazon made waves by offering a 70 % royalty rate to indie authors starting on June 30th, 2010.

These companies make money by charging authors for these services and / or taking a cut of the book's sales and paying the author a royalty.

The expense of printing, distribution, and storage is non-existent for e-books, so it makes sense for authors to keep a larger share of the royalties.

Furthermore, sales through HarperCollins» website are likely to make up only a very small percentage of an author's total book sales, meaning the royalty increase wouldn't necessarily account to much.

«We've reached a point where authors can make a much higher royalty by self - publishing and are free to experiment in ways a big publisher can't.

«Non-traditionally-published» ebooks make up 58 % of all Kindle ebooks bought in the US, while these authors earn almost 60 % of Kindle ebook royalties.

Diane — If possible, royalty share makes the * most * sense for authors.

The Publisher shall make quarterly royalty payments and statements to the Author beginning six months after date of publication, so long as there are Proceeds available for payment to the Author.

Speaking of royalties, authors retain 100 % of anything they make, but each book costs around $ 199 to publish!

And we know that self - published authors are making seventy percent and traditionally published authors are making seventeen and a half percent, so even though the price for self - published books is lower it's more than made up for by the royalty.

Traditionally published authors unsurprisingly receive the lowest royalty percentage, hybrid authors were next, followed by self - published authors who make the highest royalties.

According to the most recent report, self - published titles make up more than one - fourth of the books published on Kindle, yet indie authors make 40 % of the royalties, which is more than the Big Five publishers receive combined.

Authors and publishers have experimented with different ways to avoid paying the royalty commission to book retailers, opting instead to lure readers to their own websites to make their ebook purchases.

BookBaby has already made a name for itself as not only a digital distributor who does not take any portion of sales royalties, but also as a site that offers book discovery tools to its authors.

Essentially, BookBaby, has found that charging legitimate authors an upfront fee to process and distribute their ebooks may cause some to ultimately opt for one of the sites that makes its profit out of royalties rather than pay an initial investment; however, this same business model means that spam and piracy can be kept to a minimum as get - rich - quick scammers are loathe to shell out the upfront cost.

Until large - scale efforts to entice reading consumers away from Amazon are effective, authors who make higher royalties on higher book prices still may not sell the volume they wish to sell.

While no publisher can give authors the royalty percentage they get from KDP and other online platforms (our overhead makes that impossible) we can definitely compromise at a fair level; Bell Bridge pays 40 percent net on ebook royalties.

Actually, that's not true: not even a small percentage of published authors make a living from their royalties.

Many authors find that is worth paying the upfront cost of a PFH project, in terms of the caliber of narrators who audition and in terms of profits made from royalties.

But for the hell of playing devil's advocate, I broached the notion of what happens if Amazon decides to make their 70 % royalty rate PERIOD contingent upon being a KDP Select author?