ebook royalties

Monday Midday Links:  A New Fave Cover and Book Group Sale Sites

Monday Midday Links: A New Fave Cover and Book Group Sale Sites

Enjoy sites like Groupon or Living Social?  If so, you aren’t alone.  Around 50 million people have used Groupon inviting a hoard of copy cat social coupon sites like locusts to a wheat field.  All Things D reports that Hearst Owned magazines will launch its own group commerce site that will launch this summer: The(…)

Is the Wylie Deal Creating Unhealthy Expectations?

Is the Wylie Deal Creating Unhealthy Expectations?

I’ve spent a lot of time ruminating about the business of publishing, on the blog, with other people, and in my own head.   I love books, obviously, and I’ve been a reader my entire life. I don’t want publishing to die. I have very good friends who are in the industry, who write books, and(…)

Simon & Schuster wants ebook royalties to be 15%

Simon & Schuster has sent out an amendment to authors which purports to add a provision setting the standard royalty rate at 15% of the catalog retail price for e-books. The Author’s Guild sent out an alert to instruct authors of three things: members should discuss the amendment with their attorney or agent; warns that,(…)