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Uh, no. You're paying for middlemen (printing, marketing, big publishing, etc) . Authors typically take 10 to 15%, either of royalties or net profit.
by flavor8 11y ago
Uh, no. You're paying for middlemen (printing, marketing, big publishing, etc) . Authors typically take 10 to 15%, either of royalties or net profit.
- Retra 11y agoI've never paid for a printed ebook.
- flavor8 11y agoWell no shit. You were arguing that the significant portion of the cost of physical books is the writing. It's not.
- Retra 11y agoNo, I was arguing that one should not expect ebooks should not be massively cheaper than paper books just because they aren't printed. There's still a lot to pay for.