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res0nat0r on July 17, 2014 | parent | context | favorite | on: Amazon leaks Kindle Unlimited

Well known artists with a fanbase I'm sure are ok with charging $5, but authors spending years researching need that upfront money, and hopefully 25.99$ hardcover sales, followed by 7$ paperback sales. If they want to do this for a living I should say.

pillowpants2 on July 17, 2014 [–]

I'm curious to know how much of that $25.99 hardcover goes to the writer.

res0nat0r on July 17, 2014 | [–]

Not all, but enough that they are willing to sign a up front contract with a publishing company.

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