Aren't the majority of book copyrights owned by publishers? All the same, I'd expect the answer to your question is "no". I think authors usually make most of

Aren't the majority of book copyrights owned by publishers? All the same, I'd expect the answer to your question is "no". I think authors usually make most of their income from the advance before the book is even written. I'm sure they make some income from royalties, for at least some books, but it probably does drop off by the 20 year mark for most books.