P&Ls and how books make (or don't) money
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algProfit & Loss/Profitability & Liability: How Books Make (or Don't Make!) Money
A basic outline of what happens when an editor buys a book and wants to publish it. This is very much a basic look at publishing and publishing finance, with some explanation of terms commonly used by the marketing and sales departments.
A basic outline of what happens when an editor buys a book and wants to publish it. This is very much a basic look at publishing and publishing finance, with some explanation of terms commonly used by the marketing and sales departments.
Re: breaking down some line items
Date: 2006-04-25 05:04 pm (UTC)When you say that this P&L represents the "average" book, what exactly do you mean, then? Do these numbers (or something close to these numbers) apply to 10% of what Tor/Forge publishes in this format? 30%? 60%?