In print books, booksellers generally are charged 50% of the publisher's list price; with e-books, which usually are cheaper, Hermans says she gets to keep 20% to 40% of the retail price.

在这里输入译文纸质图书，书店一般可以赚取书本标价的50%；而电子书一般便宜一些，何曼思说她可以得到零售价20%到40%的利润。

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By assuming responsibility for the roles once played by publishers, authors are earning up to 70% of the list price as their e-book royalty versus the 17.5% paid by traditional publishers.

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It will offer an iPad-like reading experience for a much lower price and leave conventional e-readers in the dust when it comes to building a list of features.

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