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Many web-based publishers offer to sell a writer's book for a higher royalty and do not claim exclusive rights on that author's work. But now web publishers can offer nonexclusive arrangements that give authors a chance to get published and retain their rights as well. The problem, he says, is that some web publishers are taking even more advantage of writers than traditional publishers. Remember, a royalty is a payment off the retail price. If it's a royalty off profits, it's a sham.