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Publishers comparison slice.

Factor	AngryPages Baseline	Amazon KDP / Kindle	IngramSpark	Apple Books	Audible / ACX	Penguin Random House	Hachette Book Group	Macmillan
Insights	They won't email/write back We publish fast! Pick	I buy books off them	Good luck with a deal!	I bet "safe work" is sold there!	We can Eleven Labs your voice. We can play audio of your work	Higher rejection rate than Harvard?	We wish you the best of luck	You can try get published
Pricing	We're Free to publish with ads	EBooks pay up to 70% royalty in eligible territories, otherwise 35% Delivery fees apply on 70% tier At $10k ebook sales About $7,000 at 70% $3,500 at 35%, before delivery fees	Bulk print discounts start at 100 copies IngramSpark's public examples show a 200-page 6x9 paperback at $4.17 per copy for 0-99 $3.75 for 500-999 At $10k retail About $2,415 before other costs	Apple Books pays 70% royalties on ebooks across price points At $10k ebook sales Roughly $7,000	ACX's public standard model shows up to 40% exclusive or 25% non-exclusive, with $100-400 PFH narration budgets ACX's August 2025 early-access royalty model says 50% exclusive or 30% non-exclusive At $10k sales About $4,000 exclusive $2,500 non-exclusive on standard ACX	No public self-serve author price PRH says it will never seek a fee from an author If a deal happens, the money is usually advance plus royalties rather than a posted rate card At $10k sales Roughly $1,000 hardcover royalty $2,500 ebook net receipts before advance offsets	No public self-serve author price Hachette says it does not consider unsolicited manuscripts If a deal happens, the money is usually advance plus royalties rather than a posted rate card At $10k sales Roughly $1,000 hardcover royalty $2,500 ebook net receipts before advance offsets	No public self-serve author price Macmillan says it does not accept unsolicited submissions If a deal happens, the money is usually advance plus royalties rather than a posted rate card At $10k sales Roughly $1,000 hardcover royalty $2,500 ebook net receipts before advance offsets
Deal	We offer 80% of sales, and 50/50% of ads
Primary job	Score: 9/10 Living archive with paid reading and ongoing expansion	Score: 6/10 Sell finished ebooks and print-on-demand books	Score: 6/10 Distribute print books widely	Score: 6/10 Sell finished ebook editions in the Apple ecosystem	Score: 6/10 Sell/listen to finished audiobooks	Score: 6/10 Acquire, edit, package, and sell finished books at trade scale	Score: 6/10 Acquire, edit, package, and sell finished books through major imprints	Score: 6/10 Acquire, edit, package, and sell finished books through major imprints
Archive depth	Score: 9/10 Built for a long record that keeps expanding	Score: 3/10 Strong for finished editions, weak for a living archive	Score: 8/10 Strong for book distribution, not for a living archive	Score: 3/10 Strong for finished editions, weak for a living archive	Score: 3/10 Strong for finished audio editions, weak for a living archive	Score: 3/10 Strong for finished editions and backlist scale, weak for a living archive	Score: 3/10 Strong for finished editions and backlist scale, weak for a living archive	Score: 3/10 Strong for finished editions and imprint backlists, weak for a living archive
Search and browse	Score: 9/10 Browse the archive itself	Score: 5/10 Store browse for products	Score: 5/10 Distribution channel, not a reader archive surface	Score: 5/10 Store browse for products	Score: 5/10 Store browse for products	Score: 5/10 Publisher catalog plus retailer/storefront discovery	Score: 5/10 Publisher catalog plus retailer/storefront discovery	Score: 5/10 Publisher catalog plus retailer/storefront discovery

Access and proof

Publishers comparison slice.

Factor	AngryPages Baseline	Amazon KDP / Kindle	IngramSpark	Apple Books	Audible / ACX	Penguin Random House	Hachette Book Group	Macmillan
Paid access	Score: 9/10 Paid reading lives inside the archive itself	Score: 7/10 Clean for discrete products	Score: 7/10 Clean for discrete physical products	Score: 7/10 Clean for discrete products	Score: 7/10 Clean for discrete audio products	Score: 7/10 Clean for editions, not for archive layering	Score: 7/10 Clean for editions, not for archive layering	Score: 7/10 Clean for editions, not for archive layering
Proof and receipts	Score: 9/10 Proof can sit beside the archive entry points	Score: 3/10 Proof usually sits outside the storefront product page	Score: 3/10 Proof usually sits outside the distribution layer	Score: 3/10 Proof usually sits outside the storefront product page	Score: 3/10 Proof usually sits outside the storefront product page	Score: 5/10 Press, blurbs, and publicity exist, but not as an archive-receipts product	Score: 5/10 Press, blurbs, and publicity exist, but not as an archive-receipts product	Score: 5/10 Press, blurbs, and publicity exist, but not as an archive-receipts product

Writer business

Publishers comparison slice.

Factor	AngryPages Baseline	Amazon KDP / Kindle	IngramSpark	Apple Books	Audible / ACX	Penguin Random House	Hachette Book Group	Macmillan
Rights and control	Score: 9/10 Archive business, rights posture, and reader relationship stay close	Score: 3/10 Better than big-publisher deals in some cases, but still store-first for the finished product	Score: 4/10 Distribution-first, not Story-first	Score: 3/10 Store-first finished product relationship	Score: 3/10 Store-first finished product relationship	Score: 5/10 High-status lane, but rights, timing, and packaging are negotiated away from the writer	Score: 4/10 Publisher-first release structure with negotiated rights and timing	Score: 4/10 Publisher-first release structure with negotiated rights and timing
How likely they are to buy it	Score: 9/10 Certain if you decide to publish there the gate is your own standards and execution	Score: 7/10 High if the files are clean and the book clears policy The gate is technical and legal more than editorial	Score: 5/10 High if the print files and metadata are professional It is distribution, not taste-based acquisition	Score: 7/10 High if the files, account, and metadata are clean The gate is platform compliance more than selective acquisition	Score: 5/10 Moderate to high if the audio is professionally produced and policy-safe Production cost is the real gate	Score: 4/10 Very low Biggest-house gate: usually agented, highly selective, and strongest when the manuscript or platform already looks breakout-ready	Score: 4/10 Very low Usually agented, imprint-fit, and selective market signal and category fit matter a lot	Score: 4/10 Very low Usually agented, imprint-fit, and selective a clear commercial angle or strong platform helps a lot
Earnings reality	Score: 9/10 No guaranteed advance, but the long-term upside can be highest if the archive compounds and you keep the reader relationship	Score: 5/10 Best direct-unit upside here: eligible ebooks can pay up to 70%, but earnings can still be tiny if demand never shows up	Score: 5/10 Useful for print reach, but earnings are whatever is left after print and distribution costs It is not magical income by itself	Score: 4/10 Strong ebook split at 70%, but the audience pull is usually smaller than Amazon's	Score: 5/10 Up to 40% exclusive or 25% non-exclusive, but narration costs can eat the first wave of revenue	Score: 5/10 Advance first, then royalties only if the book earns out Standard large-publisher guidance is 10/12.5/15% hardcover, at least 7.5% trade paperback, and 25% of net on ebooks Ceiling can be big median author income is still modest	Score: 5/10 Advance first, then royalties only if the book earns out Standard large-publisher guidance is 10/12.5/15% hardcover, at least 7.5% trade paperback, and 25% of net on ebooks Rights and breakout sales decide the real upside	Score: 5/10 Advance first, then royalties only if the book earns out Standard large-publisher guidance is 10/12.5/15% hardcover, at least 7.5% trade paperback, and 25% of net on ebooks Most writers do not get rich from one deal
Example if gross sales are $10,000	Score: 9/10 If the sale is direct, most of the gross can stay with AngryPages before payment processing, tax, printing, shipping, and fulfilment	Score: 5/10 Roughly $7,000 at the 70% ebook tier before delivery fees, or about $3,500 at the 35% tier	Score: 5/10 Using a $20 list, 55% wholesale discount, and $4.17 print cost, about $2,415 is left before other costs	Score: 5/10 Roughly $7,000 on ebook sales at the 70% royalty rate	Score: 5/10 About $4,000 exclusive or $2,500 non-exclusive on ACX's public standard model the early-access model says about $5,000 or $3,000	Score: 5/10 If that figure is hardcover list-price sales, roughly $1,000 at a 10% entry royalty if it is ebook net receipts, about $2,500	Score: 5/10 If that figure is hardcover list-price sales, roughly $1,000 at a 10% entry royalty if it is ebook net receipts, about $2,500	Score: 5/10 If that figure is hardcover list-price sales, roughly $1,000 at a 10% entry royalty if it is ebook net receipts, about $2,500
Best role beside AngryPages	Score: 9/10 Archive home first	Score: 5/10 Finished edition lane after the archive exists	Score: 5/10 Print-distribution lane after the archive exists	Score: 5/10 Finished digital edition lane after the archive exists	Score: 5/10 Finished audio edition lane after the archive exists	Score: 5/10 Big-finish edition lane once the archive and audience already exist	Score: 5/10 Trade-publisher lane for a focused finished book	Score: 5/10 Trade-publisher lane for a focused finished book

Sources / References Public references and access dates for the pricing row. Rates can vary by market, plan, and offer.

AngryPages: AngryPages baseline pricing reviewed April 19, 2026.
Amazon KDP / Kindle: Official royalty schedule checked April 19, 2026.
IngramSpark: Official print-discount examples and rate card checked April 19, 2026. IngramSpark print discounts IngramSpark 2025 rate card
Apple Books: Official author terms checked April 19, 2026.
Audible / ACX: Official ACX creator page and royalty-model update checked April 19, 2026. ACX creator page ACX royalty model update
Penguin Random House: Official submissions guidance plus Authors Guild contract and income references accessed April 19, 2026. Penguin Random House Authors Guild contract guide Authors Guild income survey
Hachette Book Group: Official submissions guidance plus Authors Guild contract and income references accessed April 19, 2026. Hachette Book Group Authors Guild contract guide Authors Guild income survey
Macmillan: Official submissions guidance plus Authors Guild contract and income references accessed April 19, 2026. Macmillan Authors Guild contract guide Authors Guild income survey