bestselling authors?

answers1: The author usually receives a fixed initial amount as
payment for allowing the publisher to publish and distribute the
author's work. The author will also receive a percentage of the net
profits realized by the publisher throughout the selling cycle. <br>
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The author may or may not give up his rights to the work after this
first publishing cycle. <br>
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The publisher will usually continue to publish as long as there is an
expectation of profit. When that expectation approaches zero, the
publisher will discontinue the effort. <br>
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If the author has retained rights to his work, he can then approach
another publisher to start a new publishing cycle.