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« Last post by Hopscotch on April 15, 2025, 02:52:58 AM »More folks need to go indie (and stop dreaming about good-hearted publishing houses):
'You can't make a living writing books in Poland': Royalty row erupts over bestseller's earnings
EuroNews 12/04/2025
"A best-selling Polish author's lawsuit against her publishing house has sparked a bitter battle over royalties...profits from any book sold [in Poland] are usually between 5 and 15% of the book's retail price....Distribution, production and dealer markup generate costs, but a sizable portion of the income from the work goes into the publisher's pocket....Even at a well-known publishing house, [an author reported that] she gets less than 1.5% of profits from sales....
"While an increasing number of authors are choosing alternative ways to go public, such as self-publishing or co-publishing a book, such a path is difficult and requires an investment of time and money.
"'Someone might say that [this best-selling author] could have self-published her book, but then there would be no promotion at all. I hope this case will change something in the attitude of publishing houses towards writers,'..."
https://www.euronews.com/culture/2025/04/12/you-cant-make-a-living-writing-books-in-poland-royalty-row-erupts-over-bestsellers-earning
'You can't make a living writing books in Poland': Royalty row erupts over bestseller's earnings
EuroNews 12/04/2025
"A best-selling Polish author's lawsuit against her publishing house has sparked a bitter battle over royalties...profits from any book sold [in Poland] are usually between 5 and 15% of the book's retail price....Distribution, production and dealer markup generate costs, but a sizable portion of the income from the work goes into the publisher's pocket....Even at a well-known publishing house, [an author reported that] she gets less than 1.5% of profits from sales....
"While an increasing number of authors are choosing alternative ways to go public, such as self-publishing or co-publishing a book, such a path is difficult and requires an investment of time and money.
"'Someone might say that [this best-selling author] could have self-published her book, but then there would be no promotion at all. I hope this case will change something in the attitude of publishing houses towards writers,'..."
https://www.euronews.com/culture/2025/04/12/you-cant-make-a-living-writing-books-in-poland-royalty-row-erupts-over-bestsellers-earning
