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The math of book profits (or loss)

April 27, 2006 by Andrew Taylor

A blogger on LiveJournal offers an inside view of how mass-market books earn or lose money. It’s a fun little fictional case-in-point that lets you learn industry terms like ”laydown,” ”incremental coop,” and ”PPB” along the way. As in all creative industries, most potential earnings are chipped away along the supply chain, leaving little chance of profitability for the artist or the publisher.

Give it a read.

Oh, and since it’s ”take your child to work day so they can realize how much sitting you do,” here’s a message from my nine-year-old son, Sam. His first-ever blog entry (drum roll please):


Hello world! My dad’s desk is a mess.

Thanks, Sam.

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Comments

  1. Derek Kwan says

    April 27, 2006 at 9:52 am

    Kids say the darndest things! Congratulations, Sam, on your first ever blog.

  2. Sam says

    April 27, 2006 at 9:55 am

    Thanks Derek!

  3. Donna Peckett says

    April 28, 2006 at 9:17 am

    Hi Sam! Keep blogging — goes with tapping.

  4. Edwin F. Taylor says

    April 28, 2006 at 10:24 am

    Welcome to the blog world, Sam, a big part of your Daddy’s life. Grampa Ed and Gramma Carla read blogs but do not have any yet. You are way ahead of us! Love, Grampa Ed

  5. Drew McManus says

    May 2, 2006 at 5:41 pm

    Big talk Sam, let’s see a picture of your desk…
    Now, go to daddy’s wallet and blog about his credit card numbers.

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