That contractual structure would probably look more like an agency contract than a publishing one, a percentage of all revenues from the book.

FORBES: What Should Publishers Do Now That We've Got Self-Publishing?

But with hundreds of thousands of new titles each year (a number that self-publishing will only increase) there are good salespeople out there who could, with a decent contractual structure, provide that service.

FORBES: What Should Publishers Do Now That We've Got Self-Publishing?