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This is good information! ^^
Thank you for shedding light on this as I often have wondered the same thing. Where do your audiobooks fall into this? I would assume somewhere in the range of the mass-market paperback, but with additional (or, at least, different) production demands, maybe they're less or more?
@ Jason:
My audiobooks on physical media sell in such tiny numbers that their royalty rate hardly matters. 99% of my own audio sales are internet downloads. Royalty rates vary widely, from 15% to 50% of the audio publisher's net intake, depending on one's contract, and can also vary between direct-from-the-publisher's-website sales and sales through third-party vendors (such as Amazon.)
Different production demands, to be sure.
Ta, L.
I don't think I expected to ever be part of the 1%, but I actually buy the audiobooks as audio cds (in addition to buying the hardcover books).
I am a Kobo user. Pretty much the only Kindle titles I own are the Penric books. If Kobo does not treat authors fairly I may have to change my preference. Is there a particular reason you don't publish with them?
@ Aishoka
I'm not with Kobo only because they are smaller than the other three, and the people handling my e-books are run off their legs with what they have on their plates already.
I don't know what Kobo's royalty rates are, but perhaps someone who places with them could chime in?
Ta, L.
Grin. I'm glad I asked. I can continue to buy Penric on iTunes in the knowledge you're getting a fair slice of the pie. I'm disappointed to hear that hard back books are so low, as I have most of yours in that medium. Thanks for the answer.
I do wish your publisher would distribute on Kobo, too. Kindle doesn't work with Canadian libraries, and I personally prefer the Kobo e-reader with its open-format friendliness, so it's what I chose. Unfortunately, this does lock me out of Kindle and iTunes only books, unless I get clever - unfortunately, cracking a Kindle mobi with Calibre is a 50/50 chance of breaking the text.
Having read Kobo's terms, their royalty rates are 70%, which is about the same as Amazon. It's lower for books priced under ~$2USD, and for books in the public domain. Their publishing arm (Kobo Writing Life) is actually a vendor, not a publisher, just designed with indies specifically in mind.
Alas, Kobo seems to be the Betamax of our day, despite there being absolutely no innate compatibility issue. The entropy of late capitalism demands monopolies. :(
I second your request and sentiments, Faranae!
I, too, use a Kobo and would love to have the Penric books on my Kobo instead of having to use a Kindle app on my phone or tablet. I'd even happily pay for the additional copies!
I have all the Vorkosigan books (except Flowers of Vashnoi) in hardback (my preferred medium), ditto the Chalion and Sharing Knife ones. However, I found the Penric books available for my Nook, as well as Flowers, so bit the bullet and read them on the e-reader. I must say I rather enjoy being able to read in the dark, though, so I have been doing a lot more lately.
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Thank you for shedding light on this as I often have wondered the same thing. Where do your audiobooks fall into this? I would assume somewhere in the range of the mass-market paperback, but with additional (or, at least, different) production demands, maybe they're less or more?
@ Jason:My audiobooks on physical media sell in such tiny numbers that their royalty rate hardly matters. 99% of my own audio sales are internet downloads. Royalty rates vary widely, from 15% to 50% of the audio publisher's net intake, depending on one's contract, and can also vary between direct-from-the-publisher's-website sales and sales through third-party vendors (such as Amazon.)
Different production demands, to be sure.
Ta, L.
I don't think I expected to ever be part of the 1%, but I actually buy the audiobooks as audio cds (in addition to buying the hardcover books).
I am a Kobo user. Pretty much the only Kindle titles I own are the Penric books. If Kobo does not treat authors fairly I may have to change my preference. Is there a particular reason you don't publish with them?
@ AishokaI'm not with Kobo only because they are smaller than the other three, and the people handling my e-books are run off their legs with what they have on their plates already.
I don't know what Kobo's royalty rates are, but perhaps someone who places with them could chime in?
Ta, L.
Grin. I'm glad I asked. I can continue to buy Penric on iTunes in the knowledge you're getting a fair slice of the pie. I'm disappointed to hear that hard back books are so low, as I have most of yours in that medium. Thanks for the answer.
I do wish your publisher would distribute on Kobo, too. Kindle doesn't work with Canadian libraries, and I personally prefer the Kobo e-reader with its open-format friendliness, so it's what I chose. Unfortunately, this does lock me out of Kindle and iTunes only books, unless I get clever - unfortunately, cracking a Kindle mobi with Calibre is a 50/50 chance of breaking the text. Having read Kobo's terms, their royalty rates are 70%, which is about the same as Amazon. It's lower for books priced under ~$2USD, and for books in the public domain. Their publishing arm (Kobo Writing Life) is actually a vendor, not a publisher, just designed with indies specifically in mind.
Alas, Kobo seems to be the Betamax of our day, despite there being absolutely no innate compatibility issue. The entropy of late capitalism demands monopolies. :(
I second your request and sentiments, Faranae!
I, too, use a Kobo and would love to have the Penric books on my Kobo instead of having to use a Kindle app on my phone or tablet. I'd even happily pay for the additional copies!
I have all the Vorkosigan books (except Flowers of Vashnoi) in hardback (my preferred medium), ditto the Chalion and Sharing Knife ones. However, I found the Penric books available for my Nook, as well as Flowers, so bit the bullet and read them on the e-reader. I must say I rather enjoy being able to read in the dark, though, so I have been doing a lot more lately.
