how much is an authors salary?

answers1: I consider authors are like entrepreneurs. If their product
(their booklet) is effective, they get lots of royalties. If now not
triumphant, they endure. It can be very risky but can be very
moneymaking.
answers2: A GOOD author can make millions, especially if they write a
LOT of popular books. People like this include J K Rowling (Harry
Potter books), Stephen King (many horror books), or Michael CHrighton
(wrote "Jurrasic Park", "E.R." (TV show), and "Coma" and "The
Andromeda Strain" (movies). <br>
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OIn the other hand, ANYONE can be an author, and many of them are
really bad! A BAD author can expect to make very little money, and
probably need a full time job in some other field ino order to pay the
bills. <br>
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WHEN you get paid depends on how good you are. Authors like Stephen
King get paid BEFORE the book is written, because the publisher KNOWS
that it is going to be good no matter what he writes. <br>
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Some authors get "advances", like $50,000 to write a book, and then
another $150,000 IF it sells well, and a bonus if it becomes a "Best
Seller" SOME authors get "percentages", like 5% of every book sold,
and teh checks come in like one per year, or one per 6 months. If the
book doesn't sell well, they don't get very much money. <br>
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And some authors, especially beginners, have to pay to get their book
published, then hope they get some money back. The author might pay
for the first 5,000 books, and then the publishe witl "reimburse" them
for each book actually sold. <br>
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The big thin now is Internet Publishing. There are many places on
line where you can publish your own book, and get paid ever time
someone buys a copy for a Kindle or Nook. Most of these authors don't
make very much money, but if they are GOOD they will move up to making
more money later.
answers3: It depends on how well their book sells.
answers4: well it depends on <br>
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getting the book published <br>
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How many book reviews are on the net or in news papers <br>
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Depends if its good <br>
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depends if it sells <br>
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you cant just estimate or know how much a author makes as you know
some authors are more unknown and theres the well known authors, but
when starting up to write and doing it for a job you may need to work
part time at places just so you can have lifes needs