Ocean warming doubles in recent decades. Lawrence Livermore, NOAA and partner scientists quantify heat accumulating in global ocean. Editor's note: The following web story was provided by Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. The original story can be found by clicking here on the Lawrence Livermore website.
Libraries: Public and school libraries that purchase books directly from the publisher or wholesaler (e.g., Baker & Taylor). Authors make: Royalties on cover price of LIBRARY's purchase. Authors do NOT make royalties when the book is checked out. Sales: Varies from library to library based on library budgets. Benefit to author: Readers might discover an author in the library and then buy that author's books new. If books are popular, libraries will buy more copies of the author's next book.
As a result, there are four types of royalties you will see on your monthly royalty statement: 1  Retail Royalties: When we sell a book at full list price, you will earn 30% of the sale.  Wholesale Royalties: 15% on returnable wholesale orders sold at 40 percent off cover to bookstores.