[Dragaera] Kindle and SKZB

[Diana]

They don't have editors like TNH or they don't have editors at all? :)

It's my understanding that e-pubs and small publishers with similar
royalty structures do have editorial oversight, but the quality will
vary (as it does, of course, with traditional publishers).

On Thu, Dec 3, 2009 at 12:19 PM, Erzsébet of Catspirit Wood
<dalton_0907 at gaeacoop.org> wrote:
> Yes, but most e-publishers don't have editors like TNH on board to help
> authors polish their work. That's part of what publishers get paid for.
>
> My understanding is that the rates of author payments for Kindle books is
> pretty much the same as for paper books, i.e. not much (especially for
> mass-market paperbacks).
>
> Diana wrote:
>>
>> If you want to support both the newer technology and authors, buy
>> books from e-publishers. They don't pay advances, but their authors
>> get a much higher percentage in royalties. :)
>>
>>
>> On Thu, Dec 3, 2009 at 11:42 AM, Jon%20Lincicum <lincicum at comcast.net>
>> wrote:
>>>
>>> I am kind of curious how much (if any) a cut of Kindle sales the author
>>> actually receives?
>>>
>>> I'd like to support the newer reader technology by getting an electronic
>>> book reading device, eventually, but I am not especially interested in
>>> contributing to the enrichment of publishers only, without compensating the
>>> individual who actually created the work.
>>>
>>> Majikjon
>>>
>>>
>
>
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