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04-16-2006, 02:20 PM
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Publishers commision
Hi. Does anyone know what the standard commsion for a publisher to charge per book sale is? Thanks a lot
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04-16-2006, 02:35 PM
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 , thank you Ruben |
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04-16-2006, 02:37 PM
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04-16-2006, 05:45 PM
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I wouldn't know if there is a 'standard commission' for a publisher...
As a publisher, you undertake to publish a novel, so it's the publisher who pays someone to edit the novel (or does it himself), who pays a cover artist (and cover art is not quite cheap!), who pays for the ISBN number, who pays for promotion, .... just you mention it.
In the contract with the author, you set the royalties. Perhaps 10%, sometimes more, and sometimes less.
Also count the cost of printing, and then you can calculate what the publisher will earn. Let's say you can do the editing in house, then you pay for the ISBN (in Belgium: 20€ + taxes), the cover art (300 to 350€, printing cost per book is between 5 and 6 € per copy, ... Then consider the VAT you have to pay the state, and other taxes (45%), the royalties you pay the author, and you end up with about 1 or 2 euro per book you sell.
A publisher can only become 'rich' if he or she has a bestselling author!
Nickie
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04-16-2006, 07:12 PM
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agents take a commission [10-15% of money that comes to the writer], publishers don't...
publishers take the major part of what comes in from book sales, and pay the writer 'royalties'... look that word up and then check guidelines of individual publishers to get a feeling for what the range is...
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04-16-2006, 07:39 PM
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maia: So the agents take 15% of the royalties?
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04-16-2006, 07:46 PM
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yes... and of any advance... plus whatever else the writer may make off that particular work... commissions vary from 10% to 15%... for international representation, can go up a bit more... you can check any agent's site for a rundown of what they get and how/when...
traditional publishers buy your work and pay you royalties [a percentage] on what they make from sales... that's not anything like a 'commission'... it's actually the reverse, since the writer gets the advance/royalties, agent gets a percentage... and the publisher gets all sales income, the writer just a percentage...
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