Sri Aurobindo
Letters of Sri Aurobindo
CWSA 35
Fragment ID: 8331
The Sale of His Books
The question of the royalty can be deferred till X has seen the translation. If it is not approved, the question of royalty does not arise. You can tell him that the Asram is not supported by public subscriptions but by what is given by disciples and private sympathisers. Therefore Sri Aurobindo’s publications cannot be given free, they are sold and the proceeds counted among the available resources just as is the case with the publications of the Ramakrishna Mission.
19 September 1936