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I wasn't sure if this was better suited in the Publishing Forum, but since it's about ebook numbers and romance, I thought I'd start it here. Please move if it's more appropriate elsewhere.
I am going over my first standalone book contract (for an erotic romance novella) and the one item I'm having trouble pinning down by research is the numbers on the escalator clause for digital copies. (Not that I expect to reach them, but I'd just like to make sure I understand the numbers.)
Ebook royalties bump up at 50,000 net copies sold. The number in the paperback clause is 10,000, which, from what I've been able to gather, is in the zone (maybe on the high side, but in) of making USAT or NYT--not Amazon--bestseller status. (I understand "bestseller" numbers are nebulous at best. I'm relying here on various author experiences, not all of them romance authors.) So for e-books, does that 50,000 number seem about the equivalent of "bestseller" level for ebooks? Or, for those who have signed contracts, is that escalator number within industry-standard?
Thanks for any insight anyone can offer.
I am going over my first standalone book contract (for an erotic romance novella) and the one item I'm having trouble pinning down by research is the numbers on the escalator clause for digital copies. (Not that I expect to reach them, but I'd just like to make sure I understand the numbers.)
Ebook royalties bump up at 50,000 net copies sold. The number in the paperback clause is 10,000, which, from what I've been able to gather, is in the zone (maybe on the high side, but in) of making USAT or NYT--not Amazon--bestseller status. (I understand "bestseller" numbers are nebulous at best. I'm relying here on various author experiences, not all of them romance authors.) So for e-books, does that 50,000 number seem about the equivalent of "bestseller" level for ebooks? Or, for those who have signed contracts, is that escalator number within industry-standard?
Thanks for any insight anyone can offer.