Is this new? I know 2-3 authors that have done books for Osprey. They got paid to do the book and that is it....no royalties, whether Osprey sold 10 or 10000 books, they got paid the same amount.

LOL..maybe that is why they stopped doing them!

As far as I see, Ken is a very skilled modeler, just because he places at shows and competitions and does the occasional magazine article, I don't perceive that as a "Pro"....he isn't doing it trying to make a living (although I am sure he would love to trade in the plow truck for a truck load of money for building models)

Heck, I got pictures of a couple of models in FSM and got paid for it. That make me a "Pro"....or Semi-Pro??