'If the publisher's split is a weak one, favouring the online retailer, that is not the author's problem. Authors should not be expected to compensate or make up for shortfalls in publisher income due to the arrival of ebook retailing'--
The Australian Society of Authors in its paper E-books: Royalties and Contracts
, in which it recommends a minimum author royalty on ebooks of 35% of the publisher's net receipts.Published: 21/07/2010