"At the stroke of midnight, she awoke to a tapping at the window. A figure stood there—cloaked in mist, with eyes like glowing embers in a heap of ash"

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Hi, traditionally published author here! We make about $1 or $2 off each regular priced sale, depending on format. The added value is that it encourages stores to keep stocking it, and it keeps bookstores alive, which is huge for us, and sales determine whether publishers offer us more book deals.

I mean, Steven king is the most successful living author money-wise, and The Shining is basically "here's how the poverty and rejection of my early career almost made me an alcoholic ax murderer"