Sherry Leveck
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B.A. Paris:
Ms. Paris; Where did you publish your book? I've tried several things&sold quite a few books; however, my check's are something I have to fight with publisher to get. I had been told that I would get between 40-70%of the cover price &7 dollars for the eBooks.Well, that all turned out to be a lie. I got 2 Bucks a book&my last check was for three hundred dollars.That's six hundred books. sherryleveck2@att.net
B.A. Paris
Hi Sherry,
Congratulations on getting your book published, because that's a huge achievement. Unfortuanely, people always think that writers make a lot of money but the return on each book is actually very small. I think you need to look at your contract, nobody gets between 40% - 70% of the cover price, not even huge authors, nor 7 dollars for an e-book, unless they are self-published. I have to say that 300 dollars for 600 books sounds about right! I am published in quite a lot of countries but I have an agent who looks after my contracts for me.
Hope this helps!
Congratulations on getting your book published, because that's a huge achievement. Unfortuanely, people always think that writers make a lot of money but the return on each book is actually very small. I think you need to look at your contract, nobody gets between 40% - 70% of the cover price, not even huge authors, nor 7 dollars for an e-book, unless they are self-published. I have to say that 300 dollars for 600 books sounds about right! I am published in quite a lot of countries but I have an agent who looks after my contracts for me.
Hope this helps!
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Sorry I missed the deadline; glad you may still be checking in. I was so impressed with the way you created a character that defined psychopath. Did you use any special techniques to make sure all the details were so finely connected/foolproof? Did you intend for it to be as prose-driven as plot-driven? The ending was spectacular. Thanks so much.
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