2009/12/18 Sunny Kansara <[email protected]> > *Hi Everyone, > > I see a lot of questions been raised by authors before taking up a writing > project. We have a crystal clear working style at Packt and we have made our > royalty public as well which means we do not negotiate it and we do not > hesitate to say it on public platforms. > > 16% royalty is given to authors on the net revenue generated from that > book. > * >
What do you mean by "net revenue"? When I wrote IronPython in Action for Manning the royalty was 10% of *gross revenue* to Manning (so 10% of what they made from each sale - which is not the same amount as book sellers sold it to the end customer). It seems to me that 16% of net may be a lot less than 10% of gross depending on how it is calculated... All the best, Michael Foord > * > We have a complete team of editors, production and marketing people which > means author get full support from Packt from beginning to end. We do not > ask them to go and come back when the book is ready. The sale of the books > is as important to Packt as it is to the author. > > > To give you an idea about the way things works at Packt: > > - The editorial team at Packt works with the author through out the > project. > - We pay a royalty of 16% and an advance against it. > - The marketing team at Packt ensures that the book is well promoted. > - In its ongoing commitment to OpenSource, Packt donates a percentage of > revenue generated by the book to the OpenSource project on which it is > based. We have donated more than 100 000 dollars to various OpenSource > projects since inception in 2004. > > If anybody is interested in writing or has further questions then please > contact me directly and I will be happy to discuss them. > > Thanks, > Sunny <[email protected]> <[email protected]>* > -- > *Sunny Kansara* > Author Relationship Executive > Packt Publishing > www.PacktPub.com > Skype: sunnyk > MSN: [email protected] > Interested in becoming an author? Visit http://authors.packtpub.com for > all the information you need about writing for Packt. > > > Hi everyone, > > First, full disclosure: I'm an Editor with O'Reilly. > > I just wanted to contribute the note that when a publisher states its > royalty rate as a percentage, you need to ask: "of what?" Some publishers > calculate royalties as a percentage of profit rather than of net revenue, or > their definitions of "net revenue" may vary. So just looking at one > publisher's percentage vs. another is usually a comparison of apples to > oranges anyway. > > Then there's the matter of how many copies they expect to sell. Some > publishers sign books only if they expect the book to do well and make a > profit; others are willing to take a hit on some niche books and expect to > make up that revenue with a few blockbusters -- which is all well and good, > unless you're the author of one of the niche books that never earns out its > advance. (The silver lining here is that this is how books on niche topics > are made available to those that want them; if you're considering writing on > such a topic and are primarily concerned with publicizing your content or > growing your community, then this could be the way to go. Just be aware > that you might not make any money doing it.) > > These are all good things to ask a publisher you're considering working > with (as well as questions Wesley indicates, such as what the tech review > and editing process will be like, and who is responsible for that: some > publishers ask authors to handle their own tech review). > > It's always good to know what you're getting yourself into, no matter whom > you're considering working with. > > Happy writing, > Julie > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "wesley chun" <[email protected]> <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Sent: Thursday, December 17, 2009 12:23:44 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern > Subject: Re: [Python-authors] Author Python Book - Packt Publishing > > this is a warning to all before jumping in without looking at the > waters first. i haven't worked with them before, but based on the > existing review of their Python books, i would be somewhat hesitant, > and i certainly wouldn't approach them without an agent. (i'm also not > sure of their marketing and PR... i doubt they have the same type of > staff as a more well-known publisher like Pearson [Prentice Hall, > Addison Wesley] or O'Reilly.) > > the royalties they're offering seem abnormally high, and even scarier > is that they tell you over email when this is typically something > that's negotiated. the standard royalty rate is 10%, as O'Reilly > states publically: > > http://www.oreillynet.com/oreilly/oreilly/author/ch03.html > > i'm concerned that they offer a higher rate because they spend less > elsewhere, such as editing. read Alex Martelli's review very carefully > as well as others' here: > > http://www.amazon.com/dp/184719494X > > he is doing both the Python community *and* authors at-large a huge > favor by exposing this type of publisher behavior in the hopes that > anyone would jump at this project because they: 1) want to be > published, and 2) want higher royalties. as long as they sell enough > to cover their minimal costs. it is also strongly likely that the > editing, if there is any, is outsourced. > > here's another one (check out the "most helpful review"): > > http://www.amazon.com/dp/1904811841 > > anyway, i'm not telling you guys *not* to do it, but just be careful, > and have good English writing skills because likely, it won't be > edited much so you should be prepared to be practically camera-ready. > > cheers, > -wesley > > > On Wed, Dec 16, 2009 at 4:52 AM, Sunny Kansara > <[email protected]><[email protected]>wrote: > > Hi All, > > I represent Packt Publishing, the publishers of computer related books. > > We are planning to publish a new book on wxPython which will teach the > Python developers who want to quickly use wxPython to create programs with > high functional GUI's and currently we are looking out for some potential > authors to write this book. > > We pay a royalty of 16% and an advance against it. > > An ideal candidate to author this book will be someone with an experience > in > wxPython. He/She should be able to communicate his/her thoughts clearly in > English. Past writing experience will be an advantage though not mandatory. > > > If you are interested in authoring this book, please write to me with a > brief information about your experience with wxPython and any past writing > experience you may have.. > > Thanks, > Sunny. > -- > Sunny Kansara > Author Relationship Executive > Packt Publishing > www.PacktPub.com > Skype: sunnyk > MSN: [email protected] > > > -- > - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - > "Core Python Programming", Prentice Hall, (c)2007,2001 > "Python Fundamentals", Prentice Hall, (c)2009 > http://corepython.com > > wesley.j.chun :: wescpy-at-gmail.com > python training and technical consulting > cyberweb.consulting : silicon valley, ca > http://cyberwebconsulting.com > _______________________________________________ > Python-authors mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-authors > > -- > Julie Steele > Acquisitions Editor > O'Reilly Media, Inc. > [email protected] > Mobile: 201-937-7866 > -- > AIM/Skype: JSteeleEditor > Twitter: @jsteeleeditor > _______________________________________________ > Python-authors mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-authors > > > > > > -- > *Sunny Kansara* > Author Relationship Executive > Packt Publishing > www.PacktPub.com > Skype: sunnyk > MSN: [email protected] > Interested in becoming an author? 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