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> The back of the book jacket costs about $1,000 to $2,000 a month to license, so I can't do that yet. Wow, what?! If true, that is absolute madness... I mean,
by GordonS 6y ago
> The back of the book jacket costs about $1,000 to $2,000 a month to license, so I can't do that yet.
Wow, what?! If true, that is absolute madness... I mean, it's basically advertising material - as an author, why on earth wouldn't I want it to be as available as possible?
Plus, surely online book shops are not selling $2,000+ of each single book before they break even?
- waihtis 6y agoThis reeks of some ripoff publishing scheme authors are tricked into by publishers (where they essentially lose control if their own product.) Walled gardens are the main scenario where you’ll see absolutely mental cost schemes like these.
- bwb 6y ago$1k to $2k a month for api / flat files with most book data :). It is available to use on the site, but not in a programmatic way.
- GordonS 6y agoHaha, that makes much more sense, it seemd read your original comment too literally :D