Not exact matches
Looking at seven California cities, the
authors found city fees amounted to
between 6 and 18 % of the median home
price.
According to Chris Burniske,
author of the influential ARK Invest whitepaper on crypto assets, bitcoin's
price volatility fell by half
between 2011 and 2017.
Looking at the most popular products auctioned on the site
between 2009 and 2012, the
authors «found that when the seller of these popular items was self - identified as female, the auction got fewer bids and a lower final
price.
Higher health - sector
prices (eg, hospital care and prescription drugs) are thought to be the main driver of expenditure differences
between the USA and other high - spending countries, and the
authors highlight the progress that the USA has made in reducing the disparity
between its health care spending and other high - income countries.
Patricia Highsmith's The
Price of Salt was published early, her second novel after Strangers on a Train, under a pseudonym; it told the story of a passionate romance
between two women, a subject that, of course, could get the
author into trouble back in 1952.
[2] Focusing on public, non-selective institutions
between 1990 and 2013, the
authors use institution - level data on enrollments, degree completions, tuition
prices, total revenues, and expenditures from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), and augment this with data on how much state legislatures appropriate for higher education each year.
[8] The study looked at correlations
between changes in tuition and a number of variables, including state appropriations — although the
authors used «sticker
price» to measure tuition, not actual tuition revenues, which might affect the results.
As a reader I can honestly say that ebooks
priced between $.99 — $ 5.00 seems to be a very fair
price and is guaranteed to suit most people's budget as well as providing a profit for the
author.
(Distribution cost arguments should be discussed
between the
author and the publisher, not as much as a way to calculate e-book
prices.)
Amazon allows self - published
authors to put books on their platform and earn
between 35 % and 70 % of the list
price of the book.
Because the
author never deals directly with the POD company or knows where the books are being printed, they remain unaware of the difference
between the actual fees charged by the POD company and what the self - publishing company says is the printing charge, distribution fee, and the
author royalty.As with any other product, the greater the number of middlemen
between the manufacturer and the consumer, the greater the
price paid by the consumer.
As
authors and business owners, self - publishers need to toe that line
between acquiring new readers while also maintaining a high perceived value for their books — so Midnight Publishing cautions against
pricing a book that low unless it's for a limited time and coincides with another type of discount or special, like Amazon's Kindle Countdown Deals.
I've known
authors who have written serials, each installment
between 10 and 15k, and the first complaint is
price point.
While choosing
between the two custom cover concepts we present to
authors is the most popular use of this Market Research Option, other uses include title selection and
pricing scenarios.
If I'm reading
between the lines correctly, LibraryDirect and the library -
price field target established and promising
authors, but really offer nothing to Smashwrds» * average *
author.
This kind of innovative
pricing leaves
authors at a crossroads, choosing
between making a surefire profit on their work (if
priced at a consistent level and counting on good sales) or leaving it up to the goodwill of readers.
The key thing here is that the
author gets a large percentage of the money — typically
between 35 % and 70 % of the retail
price of the book.
«The major disruption, however, was that they allowed the
authors to set the
price,» Bradley said, noting that the most popular
prices were
between 99 cents and $ 2.99.
Most of the sales that we see come through Amazon, and on Amazon
authors receive 70 % of every sale they make when their book is
priced between $ 2.99 and $ 9.99.
It's free to self - publish and
authors earn a 35 per cent royalty rate for books below # 1.99 or 70 per cent for books
priced between # 1.99 and # 9.99.
You will get an
author discount ranging from 30 - 60 %, but if your book is more than 165 pages long, you'll have to get a custom
price quote - their
pricing chart only goes up to 145 (we have no idea what happens for books
between 145 and 165 pages long, as the disclaimer only mentioned custom quotes for books over 165 pages).
This is exactly how it works with independent
authors — we only get the lovely 70 % royalty if we set our
price between a dollar and $ 9.99.
Amazon offers a 70 % royalty to
authors when
pricing ebooks
between $ 2.99 — $ 9.99 and 35 % outside that range or for specific regions if the book isn't in KDP Select.
A mixture of free and higher or variable
priced goods is likelier to result in a fairer exchange of value
between the reader and
author than an oversupply of cheap (the free offerings build reputation).
What Amazon wants is to sell as many books as possible, and that means finding the most efficient
price between where traditionally published
authors and self - published
authors price their books.»
Amazon's Kindle Direct Publishing
authors receive 70 % royalty if their books are
priced between # 1.49 and # 7.81 but e-books
priced outside this range will only yield 35 % royalty rate.
If an
author has a publisher then that should be
between them two for the
price of the book within reason.
Authors who choose to
price books in the sweet spot
between # 1.50 - # 7.99 will receive 65 % of the list
price for sold content.
Traditionally published
authors are paying attention to the
pricing battle
between Amazon and Hachette.
The other variable, though, is the difference
between the
author's list
price for the print book and the
price of the ebook.
In an announcement, Smashwords CEO Mark Coker said the partnership
between Smashwords and Findaway Voices would give
authors greater control over the
pricing and distribution of their audiobooks.
The compelling news stories included male pen names, comparisons
between print journalism and traditional publishing,
author displeasure with Audible, Fantasy - Faction's post on why you shouldn't self publish, and a massive story on agency
pricing.
The percentage can decline by up to half for any
price outside this range, which is why you find
authors periodically switching their
price between $ 0.99 and $ 2.99.
Authors using Nook Press are encouraged to set a
price for their titles
between $ 0.99 and $ 199.99, but most Nook Books are anticipated to cost
between $ 2.99 and $ 9.99.
On the contrary, over the years we've managed to gather the best writers in their respective fields to work for us and honed our organizational structure to ensure our company combines in itself writing excellency, relatively low
prices and smooth cooperation
between clients and
authors.
Authors will be locked into a contract
between two and five years and the publisher will set the book's
price so high it places the book out of the competitive market.
IngramSpark helps close the gap
between independent publishing and traditional publishing by allowing
authors and publishers access to the same global book distribution and quality enjoyed by traditional publishers at
prices self - publishers can afford.
They paid
authors as little as possible, usually
between 2 % and 12.5 % of the list
price of a book.
At the present time, traditionally published
authors still only receive the standard 15 % royalty, identical to what they would earn on hardcover sales; the chairman explained the historical rationale for the 15 % paid out to
authors, which was based on the assumption that the cost of producing the physical book was about 70 % of the sales
price and the remaining 30 % was to be split equally
between the
author and the publisher.
Jane Litte at Dear
Author reports that Kobo is paying a 70 percent royalty on e-books
priced between $ 1.99 and $ 12.99, and a 45 percent royalty on e-books below $ 1.99 or above $ 12.99.
Way to go Big Five I want to quote from the conclusion of the article «For
authors who want control over their
pricing, so they can avoid become casualties in wars
between retailers and publishers, the choice of publication method is clear.
Those who do, are the indies and self - published
authors, who usually
price between 2.99 and 6.99.
Amazon's royalty scheme pressures
authors and publishers to
price their books
between $ 2.95 and $ 9.95, the sweet range where it pays 70 % royalties.
If you are a first time
author, we recommend setting your
price between $ 2.00 and $ 5.00.
Some simple research will show you that
authors that were self published by well known self publishing companies are selling their books at a
price point
between $ 15 and $ 25.
If the only
price I can get the new ebook from X
author at is $ 14.99 and that's the book I want, I'm going to be deciding
between the best discounted HB
price vs the eBook
price and not choosing
between publisher X's books at $ 14.99 vs publisher Y's books at $ 12.99.
Do you see a relationship
between the
price of books and an
author's income, and how much do you think it matters?
With Amazon's Matchbook program, if you purchase the book, you can have the e-book included, for any
price - point
between $ 0 to $ 2.99, depending on what the standard
price of the e-book is, and which discount level the
author has selected.
Kindle Singles must have list
prices between $ 0.99 and $ 4.99, and
authors can choose the 70 % royalty option for their accepted titles, even when the list
price is below $ 2.99.
I absolutely agree with you that scene is set for a significant shift in the balance of power
between author (once happy to have a deal at any
price) and the publisher.