Re: Contract Question

**D* G* <g*@gmail.com>**

First question.  Who owns the rights?  Have they reverted to you?

Point - 25% is the industry standard but as somebody pointed out - gross
versus net is critical and quite frankly, even at 25% you won't make a lot.

For example, if a 10.00 ebook is sold on Amazon.  Assuming it's a large
file size, the publisher will usually use a 35% royalty rate because of the
"delivery" charges Amazon charges based on the size of the ms.  (if there
are a lot of pics  - count on the 35%)

The publisher then receives $3.50   Gross or Net from there?

At 10% of Net, you won't pay for the coffee-energy it will take to walk to
the mailbox. ;-)  At 25%  of Net you might afford the coffee but....

On the other hand, if you own the rights and / or can have them reverted
and if the topic is marketable - then it may be a candidate for doing it
yourself.

Simply more food for thought.   At this point, I never, ever give up
e-rights to anything unless there's a goodly amount of money in it.  I'll
take the 35% for the small amount of work involved in formatting a book for
Amazon.

Doug

On Mon, Jan 7, 2013 at 12:18 PM, <AldieOaks@aol.com> wrote:

> Hi folks.  I have a question I hope one (or more) of you can  answer.
>
> Situation:  Book has been out of print for 10  years. Publisher wants to
> reissue as electronic book and possibly as  "Electronic Multimedia Version"
> (whatever that is).
>
> Royalty offered:  10% of net receipts.
>
-- 

Doug Green
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