Example numbers — for illustration only. Not a commercial offer.
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Compare both models on the same book
Adjust the sliders to see how sales, costs and the Growth Partnership hurdle change what the author and The Premium Editions each receive. This simplified example assumes direct sales unless you adjust the retailer deduction fields — actual results may be substantially lower once real retailer, tax and returns figures are included.
Where every dollar goes
- Retailer / distributor: $0.00
- Printer / vendors: $10,000.00
- Author: $27,344.32
- Publisher: $2,635.68
- Customer sales at retail
- $39,980.00
- Retailer / distributor deductions
- -$0.00
- Refunds and returns
- -$0.00
- Gross receipts
- $39,980.00
- Printing and direct production costs
- -$10,000.00
- Fixed project costs
- -$0.00
- Distributable project income
- $29,980.00
Project economics
Creator 80/20
Author income
$23,984.00
Publisher income
$5,996.00
Effective author %: 60.0%
Growth Partnership
Author income
$27,344.32
Publisher income
$2,635.68
Effective author %: 68.4%
Break-even print units: 0
The print-unit volume at which distributable project income reaches zero, holding every other input above fixed.