Author: Ernst A. Heinz
Date: 09:43:09 12/05/00
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>I find it real bad from the company that it gives so little to you >each version sold, i mean for all the work done on writing such >a book $1.5 knowing little versions will be sold is real bad! > >I mean talking about papercosts and pressing the book is like >$3 at most for the publisher, what did you sign or the scientific >community sign that you earn so little as it's not $3 in the stores! You seem to have no clue how retailing works in the real world. At least 50% of the price paid by the end customer goes to the retailer. Of the remaining net revenue garnered by the publisher, authors get 5% to 15% royalties -- all depending on the number of copies/items sold (mostly there is a progression towards higher percentages with more copies/items sold). These principles and royalty percentages hold for all established publishers I know (this was not my first book). But please feel free to send me the contact address of one giving more to authors. Overall, you are totally right that it is impossible to make a living from writing scientific and/or technical specialty books. Only the publishers and retailers earn money from these. Yet, the upcoming trend of ebooks and printing on demand might especially change this scene and field radically. =Ernst=
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