Pay it forward.

How does that work? Basically you submit the book, you set the price for it, we charge the customer and then we give you 35 percent of the revenue. And Amazon keeps 65 percent? That sounds like a lot. Does it? You’re an author, what does your royalty check look like? Are your royalties 35 percent?

　売上の６５％をアマゾンが取るのか。すげっ。普通著者印税って１０％前後だから、３５％も取れるなら「それでもいいじゃん」ということなんだろう。 　この間、オカッパ本田くんが「これからはまず電子書籍で、売れれば紙の書籍にまで展開する、という流れになるんじゃないですかね」と言ってたけど、確かにそういうこともありかもなあ。

BEIJING, Dec. 7 — More than 87 million Chinese bought goods on the Internet this year, about 24 million more than last year and an increase of 38.9 percent year-on-year, the Beijing Times reported, citing a recent report by the China Internet Network Information Center (CNNIC).

Most online shoppers are students or white-collar workers between the ages of 18 and 30, with a monthly income of 1,000 yuan (146 U.S. dollars) to 3,000 yuan (439 U.S. dollars). More women shop online than men, and clothing and home-use products are the most popular goods bought online.