Hello, that adds up to 115%, people -- or 120% if you're a publisher who's making 55% off list price.
With enough effort, you can get that company's budget giving 120%...
Yeah, it's an SNL skit. Can't remember it all.
Someone in that post really sucks at math. I'm not certain 15% goes to the author -- isn't it less? (Authors, you tell me, although I know there's a big swing between % from hardback versus % from paperback; let's stick with paperback as comparison point to keep things roughly equal.)
I'm not published yet, but from what I've heard from an author (I can't remember if it was Stephen King or Orson Scott Card) is to start asking for 15%, though 12% is fine.
Of course, this could be more accurate if I could remember the source.
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Date: 15 Jan 2009 06:01 am (UTC)With enough effort, you can get that company's budget giving 120%...
Yeah, it's an SNL skit. Can't remember it all.
Someone in that post really sucks at math. I'm not certain 15% goes to the author -- isn't it less? (Authors, you tell me, although I know there's a big swing between % from hardback versus % from paperback; let's stick with paperback as comparison point to keep things roughly equal.)
I'm not published yet, but from what I've heard from an author (I can't remember if it was Stephen King or Orson Scott Card) is to start asking for 15%, though 12% is fine.
Of course, this could be more accurate if I could remember the source.