Author a Accepts a $5,000 Advance from a Publisher and a 10

question 54

Multiple Choice

Author A accepts a $5,000 advance from a publisher and a 10% royalty after 5,000 books are sold. Author B foregoes the publisher's advance and negotiates for a 15% royalty on all books sold. Author C decides to self-publish his book and keep 100% of all sales revenue. Which of these authors expects to sell the fewest books?

• A)Author A
• B)Author B
• C)Author C
• D)They are all equally likely.

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