Writers of 'did You Know Gaming' Book Received £79 Each for Over 7 Years of Work
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Writers of the 'Did You Know Gaming' book published by Unbound received £79 each for over 7 years of work, sparking outrage over fair compensation; the single comment on the HN post expressed disappointment and criticism towards Unbound.
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jeffbee
3 months ago
This is probably way higher than the median ROI for writing books.
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