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(Note: Polls are now closed and the results are listed in this post
about author
income and
ebook prices.)
(cont'd)- I'm giving away hundreds of listings on the Vault, and as a result of doing so, won't see one thin dime of
income on the site until October or later - Given all the time and money I've already sunk into developing the site, I don't even expect to earn back my upfront investment until sometime next year - I'm already personally reaching out to publishers on behalf of authors who are listed in the Vault, on my own time and my own long distance bill, despite the fact that I don't stand to earn so much as a finder's fee if any of those contacts result in an offer - I make my The IndieAuthor Guide available for free on my author site and blog - I built Publetariat, a free resource for self - pubbing authors and small imprints, by myself, and paid for its registration, software and hosting out of my own pocket - I shoulder all the ongoing expense and the lion's share of administration for the Publetariat site, which since its launch on 2/11 of this year, has only earned $ 36 in ad revenue; the site never has, and likely never will, earn its keep in ad revenue, but I keep it going because I know it's a valuable resource for authors and publishers - I've given away far more copies of my novels than I've sold, because I'm a pushover for anyone who emails me to say s / he can't afford to buy them - I paid my own travel expenses to speak at this year's O'Reilly Tools of Change conference, nearly $ 1000, just to be part of the Rise of
Ebooks panel and raise awareness about self - published authors who are strategically leveraging ebooks - I judge in self - published book competitions, and I read the * entire * book in every case, despite the fact that the honorarium has never been more than $ 12 per book — a figure that works out to less than $.50 per hour of my time spent reading and commenting In spite of all this, you still come here and elsewhere to insinuate I'm greedy and only out to take advantage of my fellow au
Ebooks panel and raise awareness
about self - published authors who are strategically leveraging
ebooks - I judge in self - published book competitions, and I read the * entire * book in every case, despite the fact that the honorarium has never been more than $ 12 per book — a figure that works out to less than $.50 per hour of my time spent reading and commenting In spite of all this, you still come here and elsewhere to insinuate I'm greedy and only out to take advantage of my fellow au
ebooks - I judge in self - published book competitions, and I read the * entire * book in every case, despite the fact that the honorarium has never been more than $ 12 per book — a figure that works out to less than $.50 per hour of my time spent reading and commenting In spite of all this, you still come here and elsewhere to insinuate I'm greedy and only out to take advantage of my fellow authors.
In 2012,
about 35 % of my
income came from
ebook sales of my self - published backlist, and that
income was instrumental in my being able to buy a house that year.
Of course, much of the data is talking
about ebooks over print sales, but as Walsh's assessment from AuthorEarnings shows, print book revenue for the actual author is nothing compared to their digital
income.
Apple probably doesn't give a hang
about whether it sells
ebooks or not; it's a tiny fraction of their
income.
The shelf life of an
eBook is considerable longer than the paper version so over time the
income from the
eBook has the potential to outweigh the paper version which has a shelf life of
about six months tops.
Aaron, You're right
about the
income, depending on the price of the
ebook and what p - book you're comparing it to... but the point I was trying to make wasn't
about what authors can earn, but
about the promotional advantage lower - priced
ebooks have, given
ebook enthusiasts» strong feelings
about how
ebooks should be priced.
All Romance
eBooks - I derive
about 20 % of my
income from them per month.
Nathan, you have underscored what I'm hearing from other sources
about the loss of
income in
ebooks, especially for a publisher like me accustomed to 50 % direct sales to readers.
It's fighting
about its future against an aggressive and market - dominating Amazon that has its eyes on that added
ebook income publishers are making.
This isn't necessarily
about marketing, but as long as you're trying to make more from selling your
ebooks, why not try to add additional revenue streams to your
income?
Yes,
ebooks should be lower priced, and you're exactly right
about discretionary
income.
In the intro, I go into some pertinent publishing news: Kobo has become Tolino's tech partner, which makes it a much bigger player in the growing German
ebook market; Amazon is opening a bookstore in New York City; while Barnes & Noble reported a 9 % decline in sales over the holiday period, there's discussion on the impact of the All Romance
Ebooks closure, and once again, I talk
about the importance of multiple streams of
income, as well as multi - currency / multi-country
income in order to weather the changes undoubtedly ahead and hedge against potential economic changes.
The math in our Money
eBook shows how getting just 2 % less rate of return long - term results in having
about half as much retirement
income.