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Originally Posted by Baraka_Guru
However, I think my own concern (as one who works in the publishing industry) is that many consider the printing and distribution of physical books to be the lion's share of the cost of book production. It's not.
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I think I used to think that long ago, but after being at a publishing house for almost 4 years now, I know it is not the case. I don't know how music works and if it work in the same manner, but many books never earn out their advances and that's a win for the author but a total loss to the publisher.
I do wish that this manifest went a little further addressing the ability to transfer the license from one individual to another for maybe a cut of the sell price.
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