Published Author $$ - Naive

["J. Ressler" <jressler -at- ewa-denver -dot- com>]

I don't know much about the world of publishing, but can someone give me 
some decent profit ranges for a first time author?  Those of you who 
pursue publishing for fiction or non-fiction works for the commercial 
environment (to me, that is that I can walk in to a book store and buy 
or order the book), what type of profit is there. I am not particularly 
talking about magazine articles or recurring pieces of work.

My current understanding is that it depends on the number of copies 
printed and sold. Do publishers continue to print as long as their is 
decent demand? Does the author sign to receive X% of the sales? Is there 
money up front from the publisher, then X% of sales? If you sign a 
contract with a publisher for X number of books, does profit increase?

Ignorance is never bliss, so I am just curious. Hopefully this isn't too 
broad.

Justin


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