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Does Random Raise In E-royalties Signal Big Six Upshift?

Posted at 7:25AM Thursday 26 Aug 2010

Faster than a double-click Random House has shifted its stance on e-book royalties and opened the door to an industry-wide raise in pay for authors. A source close to the company says it's prepared to abandon its fiercely defended 25% net e-royalty for a sliding scale topping out at 40%.

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