On Thu, 2004-07-08 at 22:02, Kevin Walsh wrote: > > In my experience, the royalty is 10 to 15% of the *wholesale* price, > > which means it's more like two to three bucks a book. Trust me, unless > > you're Stephen King, John Grisham, or someone like that, you don't make > > all that much writing books (at least directly). > > > All the more reason for the author to consider OpenDoc publishing.
At the time I started the first book (which technically, someone else started, I ended up taking over), I don't think that was an option. By the second book (which was just an update of the first), I couldn't do OpenDoc because I was basically under contract with the publisher. > Authors of technical books tend to make more money out of consulting > anyway, as they're seen as an expert in their field. That assumes, of course, the author still wants to work in that field by the time the book is published. :) -- PhoneBoy _______________________________________________ Asterisk-Users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
