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Q&A How much should I pay the copyright holder for the right to translate a book and sell copies?

Suppose I'm a local publisher. If I want to translate a book, print it and sell translated copies, how much should I propose to pay to the copyright holder? Is there some acceptable percentage of b...

3 answers  ·  posted 4y ago by Yola‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T12:55:39Z (over 4 years ago)
Source: https://writers.stackexchange.com/q/47903
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#2: Initial revision by user avatar Yola‭ · 2019-12-08T12:55:39Z (over 4 years ago)
Suppose I'm a local publisher. If I want to translate a book, print it and sell translated copies, how much should I propose to pay to the copyright holder? Is there some acceptable percentage of book price at Amazon to start with?

Here is an example: Suppose there is a book called _How to Jump High_ which I would like to translate into Ukrainian. I expect to sell 1000 copies of this translation. I know that one can buy it for $100 on the Internet. How much should I propose to the copyright holder for such a license?

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2019-09-09T09:04:16Z (over 4 years ago)
Original score: 2