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The Other Comparison: Ebook Royalties Versus Ebook Self-publishingPosted at 7:24AM Tuesday 31 Aug 2010 Fortunately for authors and agents, the benchmark for self-publishing revenue is clearly established by the ebook platform Smashwords. Smashwords pays authors 85% of the sales price for ebooks sold on its own site, and about 85% of the receipts for sales made through iBooks (Apple), Sony, B&N, Kobo, and the Diesel eBook Store. In other words, an author would get more than three times the "old" standard 25% ebook royalty offered by the big publishers and double the "new" possible 40% royalty implied as the new ceiling by the Random-Wylie agreement announced last week.
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