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: Elizabeth Barrette (ysabetwordsmith) wrote,
2010-07-03 23:03:00

Elizabeth Barrette
ysabetwordsmith
2010-07-03 23:03:00

Mood: busy

Pricing Agents

green_knight discusses agent commissions.

I think anything more than 10% is a ripoff, because agents aren't <i>creating</i> anything, just selling it. And I find the point about writers also not making enough to live on very cogent: if agents want more money, let them negotiate better contracts. Or get a second job like everyone else is stuck doing.

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Apparently the average is %15 these days. And folks have discussed making it higher. Or charging to read manuscripts!

Check out onc informed opinion on one of the SWFA blogs (sadly, it has no formatting to speak of)
http://www.sfwa.org/2010/07/the-case-against-reading-fees/

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