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How Much Does an Author Make After Publishing E-Book?

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    Author Richard Doetsch weighs in on e-book sales.

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E-book sales topped two billion dollars within this past year and they're expected to go along -- I believe about two billion dollar number is double what it was beautiful clearly ebooks are running away with the publishing business question.

How much does it also make when they publish a book on.

I've got a guy with a dances whose name is Richard -- used at all all of the -- of the legend you're looking at the hard back copy -- that -- Richard is with us this morning to welcome back more aggressive.

Would you rather put out a book called and which involved eat publish all on company.

For volume I like he but for exposure elect the heart -- how much do you make for each pool -- sell electronically.

Buses -- -- they get it if it is one dollar foot evil que publishing is it.

Two -- three it's about three dollars for the hardcover you know about a buck and change for the -- book do you think this is gonna Diana on.

I don't you have traditional people that love to feel it in the hands -- -- to hold on the book but.

I've watched my sales go to for anomaly -- 75% in the sales component.

But you're not gonna lose these people you're not gonna lose the personal likes to -- it into their back.

-- to climb into bed just don't have that same this -- Feeling bold the I think -- one of the disadvantages.

Of an e-book is you can't chicanery and great.

What what's exit point and that's an author of the best thing in the world people used to share books and laypeople share music.

Now they can chair of the book can actually give you get Kindle.

This is she owns in Cincinnati.

She loved your book that can give it to her mother who's gonna give it to her sister's gonna get to -- They've got to download.

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Our vanity thing you're gonna have the people that they wanna be published -- wanted a hardcover.

But you're gonna have it gives them marketing affect you walk into a store he going to you get to see the book to get to.

Feel the Justice Department though is still has that suit against apple for colluding to keep e-book prices high.

And I'm wondering if consumers are gonna say hey wait a second why would I buy an e-book at the prices going to be from going to be announced.

I mean penguin just settled yesterday so that's -- is still out there advocates I was gonna say wait a second -- -- going to be.

Over charged with.

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And 999.

But there when it comes out paperback price drops again.

Similar to the weight drops of paper -- at the margin for the -- publisher is much higher than the margin for -- Production costs yeah exactly distribution -- -- distribution is nothing.

It but by barred borders you know you don't see it all going to the people I don't you know I don't he still had -- music is still have people that like the CD.

You know you have a record they will still release a couple vinyl just for that you know people's entertainment accident and I still like the -- track and I -- what you're saying -- Richard Deutsch thank you very much indeed -- out of a signal here appreciate it thank you hit the highlight.

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