Reading fees can be very steep. Leftover books that didn't sell and subsequently are deeply discounted for fast turnover. Books that are returned to publishers from booksellers because the titles didn't sell. Returns, a chronic problem in the industry, often run more than 25 percent for any given title originally purchased by the bookseller. The cover price of a book.
Most larger publishers pay royalties based on the cover price.
The obligation of an author or illustrator to make changes to an original work in order to make the finished product more saleable. Revision clauses that spell out the degree of revision and time allowed are usually included in publishing agreements. Editors and authors or illustrators typically work closely together during the revision process, with give and take on both sides. The provisions offered for sale by an author or illustrator or photographer to a publishing house for a particular manuscript or work of art. A percentage of the proceeds from the sale of each copy of a book.