And Amazon keeps 65 percent? That sounds like a lot. Does it? You’re an author, what does your royalty check look like? Are your royalties 35 percent? I think

And Amazon keeps 65 percent? That sounds like a lot. Does it? You’re an author, what does your royalty check look like? Are your royalties 35 percent? I think it'd be incredible to allow more authors to self-publish on an entirely open e-book platform. We've started to see this move in the music industry (e.g. - Nine Inch Nails grossing $750k from their own music sales - http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20080304/162842435.shtml http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20080304/162842435.shtml ) and I think it could be coming to publishing too.