Figures / Prices
$355 per book or title
Text and archives, offered to holders, per book or title
The median of 3 public prices for text and archives on the offered to holders side, each stated per book or title (a range counts as its geometric midpoint; the middle half runs from $280 to $1,428; 6 open-ended figures are listed but not averaged).
Updated 15 Oct 2026, from its newest record.
The 9 records it is computed from, largest first
- Amount$2.5KAs stated$2,500 per book per book (author's share of $5,000)Dated8 Feb 2025SourceThe Decoder, Microsoft offers authors $5,000 to…
- Amount$355As stated$355 per title (author's royalty, one-time use)Dated31 Oct 2025SourceCup of Coffee newsletter (Craig Calcaterra), 3…
- Amount$205As stated$205 per title (author's royalty, one-time use)Dated11 Jul 2025SourceBluesky, David Malamut's post of Arcadia…
- Amount$100As statedless than $100 per title per license per title, per licence (author's share)Dated25 Jul 2025SourceThe Baltimore Banner, Johns Hopkins Press will…
- AmountNot statedAs statedtens of thousands per bookDated18 Nov 2025SourceWritten Word Media podcast, AI Rights and the…
- AmountNot statedAs stateda royalty rate of 20 percent share of licence revenue per titleDated7 Aug 2025SourcePublishers Lunch, Bloomsbury explores AI licensing
- AmountNot statedAs statednet receipts split with the author 50/50 share of net licence receipts per titleDated5 Mar 2025SourceThe Guardian (Australia): Black Inc asks writers…
- AmountNot statedAs stateda royalty of 20% share of licence revenue per titleDated1 Feb 2025SourceSilicon Reckoner (Michael Harris), quoting…
- AmountNot statedAs stateda mere 25 percent share of AI licence income per titleDated12 Dec 2024SourceAuthors Guild, AI Licensing for Authors: Who…