Comments - Who makes money on Kindle books? - CrimeSpace2024-03-28T15:22:02Zhttp://crimespace.ning.com/profiles/comment/feed?attachedTo=537324%3ABlogPost%3A200153&xn_auth=noI have 5 books out in Kindle.…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2009-05-26:537324:Comment:2002082009-05-26T17:44:56.334ZI. J. Parkerhttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/Ingpark
I have 5 books out in Kindle. It's not at first glance a bad deal, but here is my worry: what happens when print editions go "out of print" (because the cost of manufacturing and marketing the book is no longer a good investment)? Theoretically, rights return to the author. But since Kindle need never remove a title, it means in effect that either rights do not return at all, or that only print rights return.<br />
In any case, the new situation with electronic rights should mean that agents will…
I have 5 books out in Kindle. It's not at first glance a bad deal, but here is my worry: what happens when print editions go "out of print" (because the cost of manufacturing and marketing the book is no longer a good investment)? Theoretically, rights return to the author. But since Kindle need never remove a title, it means in effect that either rights do not return at all, or that only print rights return.<br />
In any case, the new situation with electronic rights should mean that agents will have to negotiate them separately. On my contracts they were automatically included in the print rights.<br />
I have also confronted that situation with Amazon Shorts. You cannot stipulate the time period that Amazon will own your story. They'll own it as long as they like. One of these days we're going…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2009-05-26:537324:Comment:2002062009-05-26T17:36:21.799ZSandra Parshallhttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/SandraParshall
One of these days we're going to wake up and discover Amazon has purchased the entire planet while we slept...
One of these days we're going to wake up and discover Amazon has purchased the entire planet while we slept... What all this means is, it's…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2009-05-26:537324:Comment:2001892009-05-26T16:01:21.551ZB.R.Statehamhttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/BRStateham
What all this means is, it's going to be a bruising fight between writers, publishers, ebook publishers, and Amazon. The 'What Might Happen' is far too dangerous to just idly stand by and do nothing. So there's gonna be a fight. As they say in Louisiana, "Ga-ron-teed!"
What all this means is, it's going to be a bruising fight between writers, publishers, ebook publishers, and Amazon. The 'What Might Happen' is far too dangerous to just idly stand by and do nothing. So there's gonna be a fight. As they say in Louisiana, "Ga-ron-teed!"