Do eBooks affect the author's cut?

A typical author royalty on an ebook would be 30-40% which ends up being a higher amount per book than for a paperback.

It should be spelled out in the contract what it is. Generally, the royalty rate is higher for ebooks.

Of course. The contract will usually say which rights are taken, which will or may be exploited, and the terms for each.

LOG said:

Since the price on eBooks is generally lower then the physical books...

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Is that the case? I thought most current eBooks sold for about $9.99 which is a couple dollars more than paperbacks.

My E-book sells for 5.50 - a bit lower than your average paperback- the higher priced ones are for well-known authors I think- as far as contracts go- I have two- one for the digital version and one for the print version-

It depends on the length of the book. My novels sell between 6 and 7 dollars each--which is comparable with paperback prices. My short story collection sells for a buck fifty. My contract stipulates that I receive a 40% royalty off of the e-books and 8% off the paperback sales.

So yes--it affects the author's cut. Quite frankly, I (at least) get more money from e-book sales than I will when the print run comes out in a few months. But I don't care. A sale is a sale is a sale.