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GETTING VERY, VERY SLOWLY RICH … ?

We watched a TV show last night. Australian, I think, but they never actually say where it is. I just thought I saw a distant shot of Ayers rock in the background … but you just never know. The point is, the police were hunting for someone and there was this author who had published a lot of books for young adults.

She had earned her money and she had a mansion. It was the size of the New York City library on Fifth Avenue. Which is to say huge. I’ve seen smaller factories. Apparently she made all that money from selling books.

Today, I got an email telling me I had an automatic deposit from Amazon. I must have sold a book! You can never again say that authors don’t get rich selling books!

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33 replies

  1. evilsquirrel13
    03/01/2018 • 03:19

    Talk about your pennies from heaven. My online art rarely sells anymore, but I’m still giddy when I see the token royalty show up that will (once the return period has cleared) add a few cents to my bottom line. I’ll bet that big author in the factory sized mansion doesn’t get all pumped up when she receives a 15 cent commission. At least we can still truly appreciate the small joys in life…

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  2. Rebel Guy
    02/28/2018 • 20:37

    You should write a book on what you can do with 15 cents. Make sure to compare what you could do with that 15 cents one hundred years ago. Congratulations !!!

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  3. Rebel Girl
    02/28/2018 • 20:00

    Sheesh! They take a big hunk of the money.

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  4. Willow
    02/28/2018 • 15:09

    The *real* money is in the 99 cent “romance” novels some people churn out at one a month. They sell by the (virtual) truckloads because they’re less than a buck and full of *ahem* romance… but a million pennies is a million pennies I guess. >_>

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  5. Covert Novelist
    02/28/2018 • 14:12

    This is true. My take for 2 books sold was $3.68 through Barnes and Noble. $2.99 minus their cut of ..90 and Smashwords cut of .30 and mine of $1.79. We’re in the big spenders group! smirk smirk

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  6. swo8Leslie
    02/28/2018 • 14:01

    Having bought the book and read it – you’re being ripped off. I don’t know what’s happening these days but for most of us it is darned hard to make a buck. For others – either politicians, thieves or drug dealers the money just keeps rolling in.
    Leslie

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    • Marilyn Armstrong
      02/28/2018 • 14:26

      I know. AND this is much better money than authors with publishers get because the publisher takes most of the money before the author sees it. The only way authors make serious money is when they are very well-known and get control of their contracts — which most of us don’t have. They sell a LOT of book — and they sell the rights to Hollywood and sometimes, TV. That’s where the bigger bucks are. Otherwise … even when you sell a lot of books, it isn’t much money.

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  7. Spiritual Fruit Without Religion
    02/28/2018 • 13:45

    I suppose now that you are in a financial position to buy everyone a lunch 😀 What is the name of your book?

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  8. Donnalee
    02/28/2018 • 13:45

    That’s incentive for me to finish up mine and get raking in the pennies!

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