If you are buying books from us to sell yourself, for example from your own website or at a conference, then you get to keep all of the profit.
When you are selling through the book trade, from the net sale amount (this is the retail price less the 30% trade discount) we deduct the Author's Price (this is what it costs for your book to be printed) to arrive at the gross margin - and you receive 60% of this gross margin. This is one of the highest royalty rates in the industry. Traditional publishers have been known to pay royalties at rates as low as 5% of the retail price.
As we are printing books to order for each sale made, the author doesn't have to pay for book manufacturing after investing in the initial publishing package. Because traditional publishers allow booksellers to return unsold copies, they tend to pay royalties less frequently and generally for a period that ends between three to six months previously.
Sales and royalty statements are issued twice a year in March and September and include all royalties accrued during that period. All figures are compiled electronically from book trade sales (on-line and wholesale). Any payment due is paid shortly thereafter.