How do my money reach a book author?

Question

Let’s say I’m in a random small town in a random country, I go to the local book store and buy a book and pay, let’s say, by cash. This then counts as a sold copy of said book. How does my money from this random place, reach the author?

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Answer 1

If you want to support an author, buy the book directly from the publisher. They can get up to 50% of the retail cost of the book they wrote vs the $0.50 per book Amazon gives.