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Message: <blockquote data-quote="pawsplay" data-source="post: 5508441" data-attributes="member: 15538">That seems like it would be really nice to me. The problem is that depending on how writing-heavy the product is, it may not turn a profit. Now, I think the market is headed that way. The question is, do you think this product is going to be the icebreaker? Or the next one, or the one after?Speaking as a writer and self-publisher, the number that would me to consider writing for someone else, meaning that my own projects would go on the back burner, is probably 5 cents/word. But on the flip side, the number that would probably get me to start looking for cheaper, less-experienced talent, and perhaps spending more time in development, is 2.5 cents/word. Because I would probably budget for a 300 copy sales run in the first six months. 4 cents/word is a good "in-between" figure; someone who is not already busy might jump at it. Is it better than 3 cents? Worse? Don't know. A top selling Pathfinder product by a small company can sell, oh, 300 to 1000 copies at this point. I think there is a lot of room to grow that market, but the market is not yet growed, I think.</blockquote>