On: Most Books Don't Sell Only a Dozen Copies (2022)

[kshacker]

A book might be 20 bucks, amazon or bookshop will take a cut, publishing house will take a cut, and there are costs to be borne, so even with a 1000 books you are not breaking bank, are you?

And I wonder if the textbook monopoly mostly favors the authors or companies?

[elzbardico → kshacker]

No. Coffee money. I mean success in personal achievement terms, not on money terms.

[begueradj → kshacker]

In France, after the editor, the book maker, the distributor, points of sale and the state (VAT) take their part, the author gets only 11% of every book sold.