What are you talking about? Of course your publisher isn&#x27;t going to pay you more.<p>Amazon pays 70% of retail. How much is your publisher paying you, assuming you earn out?<p>&quot;But you might want to look up what the average revenue is&quot;<p>The average revenue for traditional publishing is close to zero, because 90% or so of the writers never get a publishing deal.<p>&quot;Hint: I do this for a living.&quot;<p>Yes, I understand that you dislike the prospect of competition. That&#x27;s not actually my problem.