On 6/6/02 3:02 PM, "Sander" <dragaera at juima.org> wrote: > Lisa Grant Coffin wrote: >> In my estimation, there are three great reasons to choose hardcovers >> over paperbacks when you love the author. The third one is my >> impression, and may be wrong, but I sincerely hope not, because I've >> been doing this for years. > <snip> >> 3. They give the author more money. > > That's indeed true. Depending on volumes (and who the author is), an > author gets something like $0.50 for paperbacks and $3-$5 for hardcovers. > I have no idea where that information came from - except that I read it > within the last few weeks. Probably something either Tad Williams or > Robin Hobb said. Heh, could even be this list though - growing way > beyond what I'd expected. I hope I can keep up the reading. :) > > May you always find shade and water, > Sander > Lawrence Watt-Evans once told me a figure that sounds like your number, though he expressed it in percentages. That's one reason why I'll buy hardcovers from favorites: they make more money and (in theory) will have incentive to write more.