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What percent do bestselling authors commonly make on a novel?

Asked by quarkquarkquark (1695points) December 7th, 2008

i.e. 1% on 20 million copies of X novel

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amandala's avatar

I still don’t think it’s 1% and you will not convince me otherwise.

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mangeons's avatar

I think it depends on the publisher, editor, and the quality of the novel. :)

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Jeruba's avatar

It’s in the contract negotiated by the agent.

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mangeons's avatar

@Jeruba exactly.

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