Mail Archives: djgpp/1997/01/20/10:12:40
Tudor (tudor AT cam DOT org) wrote:
: Oliver Stiller wrote:
: > Deals are very different depending on the amount of advance,
: > the product quality etc. Expect anything between 5% and 20%
: > of the retail price. The last figure is realistic for registered
: > shareware copies only but not for CDs sold via stores.
: Do ya mean you allways get that much??wow...
: So,if I make a game and go to Virgin or EA (if it's good enough :) or
: whoever they will take 80% and I only 20% ???
: Shouldn't it be the other way around??
Should be, but it ain't :) It kinda sucks actually, the publishers
usually make lotsa money and the author doens't get that much. Think
about this: If your 10% (for example) is $50,000, then the publisher has
made $450,000. Ouch. :)
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