Hugh Howey has not quite broken out in the way recent self-publishing superstars like Amanda Hocking and John Locke have, but his sales record has made New York publishing houses take notice. Best known among his avid fan base for Wool, his five-part science fiction series, Howey estimates that this year alone he has sold nearly 140,000 copies of his work. Now, with an agent, he’s been entertaining offers from traditional houses. The problem, he told PW, is the digital royalty rate he’s being offered.
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