7 ms·

I assume it's a technical book? There are very few novels I'd pay even $10 for.

• listic 12y ago
  That's a pity, too, from the writer's point of view.
  • rdl 12y ago
    $7 to the writer for a fiction work is pretty good, IMO. There's probably no way you're going to achieve that otherwise. (I'm part of the "fuck the legacy publishers" camp; I do care about compensating writers and some editors, but in general, I'd rather pay less, read a lot more books, and have writers paid more, and fewer useless NYC publishing house employees playing games and acting as gatekeepers.)
    • listic 12y ago
      Oh, now I remember hearing something about how high the margins in the publishing business are. Probably you're right: $7 to the writer should be more than a writer can count for, with any reasonable retail price, in the traditional publishing model.
  • tjdetwiler 12y ago
    Perhaps, but before I had a Kindle I spent roughly $0/year on books. Now I buy 3-4 books in the $1-$5 price range a month.
• Tloewald 12y ago
  Yes it's a technical book.