Weekly Writers: Ebook Royalties

Traditional Publishing Versus Independent Authors

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Ebook Royalties: Traditional Publishing Versus Independent Authors

Ebooks are a useful focus for sums, since – once the work is written and formatted – making extra digital copies costs the publisher nothing. No printing, no warehouses, no paper and glue and ink, no transportation in big trucks and boats. “You want a copy?” (Author clicks fingers, accompanied by magical tintinnabulation, and a new ebook poofs into existence with a whiff of vanilla.) “There you go.”

We’ve seen how royalties work for an author who is traditionally published, so let’s compare it to an independent author’s royalty situation.