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> Let’s say 10% per hardcover sale, or 25% of an e-book.

Are those percentages of the MSRP or of the actual sale price?

I use a price tracker for ebooks where I add every book I want and set an alert for $5. When it hits that price, I buy it. If I do that for Wanderers, will the author get 25% of the $13.99 list price or of the $5 sale price?

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Generally, MSRP. It depends on the bookstore's agreement with the publisher. But, most are based on cover price.

So, if a store sells the book for $5. The author still gets $3.50

This generally doesn't apply if the publisher reduces the price for a 'sale period' though.

> My understanding here is, it depends on who initiates that sale. Amazon initiates, you get it on full. Publisher initiates, you get on the publisher’s choice of price.

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