Royalty payments for editing

[Ilium]

This thread got me wondering about something. How common is it to pay game material editors on a royalty basis? That is, the editor gets X amount per PDF copy sold. I know it's done at least occasionally because I've been paid this way myself, but I get the impression it's fairly rare.

 

[Ilium]

It's been quiet. I don't know if I should bother to bump this since it's still at the top of the e-publishing forum, but maybe someone will see it on the front page and take pity on me.

 

[Bacris]

Since I've been looking into it as a possibility (the availability of our on-staff editor is limited, since we're all hobbyists =p), all I've typically seen has been flat payment, as opposed to royalty-based.

 

[Allura]

The problem with royalty payments is that the editor really only has so much control over the final product. I think editing is more a job than a labor of love. Don't get me wrong, I enjoy editing, but it's not something I'd do for fun. Well...mostly...

So, yes, it's usually a flat payment, whether the project's a pdf or print

 

[Ilium]

Ok, thanks for the responses. I was very fortunate to work with a generous author/publisher for the one project that I got royalty payments on. Don't tell him, but he was, I think, overly generous. Sshh!

 

[Prest0]

At 12 to Midnight, authors get royalties but artists and editors get a one-time payment. Honestly, royalties are a pain in the neck to track. The more titles you publish, the more royalties you have to keep up with.

 

[Pinotage]

All the editing work I've done in the past has always been on a flat fee basis with no royalties.

Pinotage

 

[Morrus]

At 12 to Midnight, authors get royalties but artists and editors get a one-time payment. Honestly, royalties are a pain in the neck to track. The more titles you publish, the more royalties you have to keep up with.

Tell me about it. We don't do it any more.