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Royalty Rate Statistics
Industry Statistics on Royalty Rates for Book Publishers
Publishers Association of the West
The Publishers Association of the West publishes the Annual Huenefeld- PubWest Survey of Financial Operations.
Statistics on royalty related expenses from the 2002 survey, which you can download at no-charge, included:
2002 Royalty Rates
10% of the respondants to the survey paid royalties based on list price.
For trade publishers the average royalty based on list price was 7%
90% of the respondants to the survey paid royalties based on net price.
For trade publishers the average royalty based on net price was 10%
For professional book publishers the average royalty based on net price was 11%
2002 Income from Subsidiary Rights, as a Percentage of Sales
- Trade Books - 2.2%
- College Text - 1.3%
- Professional Books - 9.2%