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Mannieee asked:


Where does the rest of the percentages of profit go to?
How do receive your money or check?

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4 Responses to “How much of the profit does an author receive from sales per book?”

1. Damon C, on October 13th, 2008 at 9:42 am Said:

   I have no idea.I have never been to that stage.At this point I can only say “writer in hopes to one day soon boost “accomplished”

2. Steven, on October 13th, 2008 at 11:50 pm Said:

   it matters who is your publisher, but probably at the very least 5%

3. Sky, on October 16th, 2008 at 5:38 pm Said:

   On average? 5-12% royalties.

   If you got $10,000 in book sales, you would get $500 in royalties. (5%)

   $1200 if you went the 12% route.

   And you get these checks every publishing quarter. (3-6 months on average.)

   The rest of the money for the sales goes to your agent (if you should have one; percentage wise), but the bulk goes to the publisher to recoup the costs of publishing, printing, marketing, etc…

4. coll4040, on October 17th, 2008 at 10:25 am Said:

   If you self publish that would be 100%. If not, you would receive 15%. Even though self publishing requires a lot of work, I love it. My first self published book “I Can’t Wait Till I’m Five” is featured on usabooknews.com in the non-fiction children’s category.

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