Comments on: Marketing http://victoriamixon.com/2009/11/16/marketing/ Tue, 15 May 2012 19:24:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Victoria http://victoriamixon.com/2009/11/16/marketing/comment-page-1/#comment-1732 Victoria Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:47:13 +0000 http://victoriamixon.com/?p=3459#comment-1732 Yes, $15,000 apiece for 100 books, or $1.5 mil in total. The distinction, of course, being that it takes a single author <em>at least</em> a year to write a book, but publishers often publish far more than 100 books in that same period. But thanks for checking my math! Rachelle Gardner, in the link, does much more careful calculations based on much more realistic numbers. Victoria Yes, $15,000 apiece for 100 books, or $1.5 mil in total. The distinction, of course, being that it takes a single author at least a year to write a book, but publishers often publish far more than 100 books in that same period.

But thanks for checking my math! Rachelle Gardner, in the link, does much more careful calculations based on much more realistic numbers.

Victoria

]]> By: Pharosian http://victoriamixon.com/2009/11/16/marketing/comment-page-1/#comment-1731 Pharosian Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:03:36 +0000 http://victoriamixon.com/?p=3459#comment-1731 In your example of a 25/75 split where the author gets $5000 minus 15% to the agent, that would mean the publisher would get $15,000. Not $1.5 million as you stated. In your example of a 25/75 split where the author gets $5000 minus 15% to the agent, that would mean the publisher would get $15,000. Not $1.5 million as you stated.

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