According to market rules, the author of a book can get between 6 and 10 yuan in royalties.
Book royalty calculation method: book unit price × book print number × royalty rate
The royalty system is a popular payment method for the use of works in the international publishing industry, and has been gradually implemented in our country in recent years. Especially in Sino-foreign cooperative publishing, the royalty system is the most important method of payment. The royalty rate is generally between 6 and 10. Implementing a royalty system to connect intellectual creation with the market and introducing a competition mechanism can promote the survival of the fittest in intellectual creation. Moreover, the calculation of the royalty system is more scientific, reasonable, simple, highly adaptable, less affected by currency fluctuations, and is also conducive to the development of copyright foreign trade.
From a legislative perspective, my country’s current highest-level regulations involving the royalty system are departmental regulations of the State Council, formulated by the National Copyright Administration. The main ones include the "Provisions on Remuneration for Publishing Literary Works" (issued on April 15, 1999); the "Interim Provisions on the Remuneration Standards for Legal Licensing of Sound Recordings" (issued on August 1, 1993). Due to the "Copyright Law" (issued on October 27, 2001) (Japanese revision) has greatly narrowed the scope of legal permission for recording, and the application of this provision has also been greatly restricted.
Extended information:
Royalty is a form of remuneration. Specifically, it refers to a certain monetary share that a copyright owner receives from others using his or her work. Broadly speaking, some people regard royalties as a type of royalties. Royalties can be further divided into publishing royalties, performance royalties, recording royalties, reproduction royalties and public loan royalties.
Among them, publishing royalties are the main applicable method. The calculation method for publishing royalties is, the unit price of the book Product unit price × number of recordings released × royalty rate.
The royalty system generally does not apply to the payment method for works published in newspapers and periodicals. The royalty rate is the percentage used to calculate the royalty amount. Its level generally depends on the nature of the work, the author's reputation, market demand and other factors. It is determined by the author or his agent and the publisher through negotiation. In the absence of an agreement, national regulations shall apply. Relevant standards. Reproduction royalties and public loan royalties are more common in copyright regulations in developed countries.
For copyright holders, copyright royalties are a form of income. In most countries, this income is taxed in the form of withholding income tax.
Reference: Baidu Encyclopedia Royalty