On the author side, we can promote any Kindle
book at any price point, so long as it has a reduction of over 50 % at time of launch.
Long story short: Prices are pretty much the same as they were a few weeks ago, but there have been tiny declines in the percentage of
books at the price points to which Apple, the Apple 5 publishers, and the agency model were supposedly driving ebook prices:
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.
Traditional publishers, however, can't sell
their books at that price point because they spend a lot of money developing content whether or not it's on eBooks.
Many authors choose to price short stories or very short nonfiction
books at this price point.
They want me to pay them $ 5000 just to play and force me to buy 2500
books at a price point they determine.
Honestly, I went to the library so I could read Seveneves, which was
the book at that price point.
The proportional representation of Kindle
books at every price point under $ 2.99 (free, 99 cents, under 99 cents, and $ 1.00 to $ 2.98) has fallen dramatically since December.
New authors with little to no existing fans will find it hard to convince readers to take a chance on
their books at this price point
When Amazon contends that book prices are not very elastic, it (and you) appears to be willing to elide its own experience at selling
books at price points ranging from $ 14.99 to $.99, finding willing consumers at each, and moving prices about to take advantage of different groups of consumers.
Not exact matches
«I look
at pricing from [my clients»]
point of view,» she tells young padawan Steve in the
book.
Prior to 2009, many publishers set a wholesale
price for e-books
at a 20 % discount from the equivalent physical
book,
at which
point Amazon's $ 9.99
price point roughly matched the wholesale
price of many of its e-books.
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price!).
The latest look
book keeps with the brand's artful, vintage - inspired aesthetic (think modern texture married with vintage silhouettes)
at a ridiculously low
price point.
The special edition will come
at a higher
price point and include a CD and what appears to be a map and art
book.
The Department's Aviation Enforcement Office found that for a period of time, consumers searching Thai Airways» U.S. website for international round - trip flights originating in United States were not provided with information that would allow them to determine the full
price to be paid
at the first
point fares were displayed during the
booking process.
My ebooks are
priced at 4.95 with Ridan because they did run a lot of numbers looking
at pricing with Michael J. Sullivan's
books and determined that sales in that niche were maximized
at the 4.95
price point.
However, if you want to make the most money (especially on Amazon, which only allows authors to receive 70 percent in royalties if the
book is
priced at $ 2.99 or higher — $ 1.99 and $ 0.99
books only allow authors a 35 percent royalty rate), then $ 4.99 appears to be the best
price point for selling a good amount of
books (though far less than with a lower
price point) while making the most in profit.
They're doing this by: — not listing Hachette titles — setting Hatchette title
prices at (sometimes extraordinarily) high
price points to discourage readers from buying them — setting shipping dates for already - available Hachette
books at 3 - 5 weeks out, instead of making them immediately available — suggesting other
books when readers search for Hachette titles
So keep that in mind when considering your
book's production and
price point; you want the
book to look nice and fit in someone's purse / bag / backpack (and 6 × 9 is a little hefty for fiction
books), but you also don't want your epic fantasy
at 200 - thousand words to cost $ 20 to print
at cost (the flat fee you pay simply for the materials, without the distributor's or your profits factored in yet).
It's been two weeks, and I've played with the
book price a little, but even
at that lower
price point it worked.
At some
point the
book is going to drop in demand, a basic law of supply and demand, and
prices will be reduced to account for this.
Despite efforts from different major publishers to sell
books directly through their own websites, even in the face of
pricing disputes and lack of access to titles offered by retailers
at one
point, it isn't a concept that has grown.
Where consumers initially needed to purchase an entire
book or textbook, this content allows users to focus only on the content they need
at a far more affordable
price point for the content.
While self - published
book prices have been slowly rising on average, devoted fans of an author are more likely to pay $ 4.99 US or more for a new title, whereas authors who don't have an established readership or who haven't produced a multi-title series may not attract readers
at that
price point.
Ask a bookseller
at what
price point they typically sell a
book like yours.
I know from personal experience that Kindle publishing is a great way to create immediate income for a brand new site — even if you're selling
books at the $ 2.99
price point.
Technically, an indie can put a
book out without spending a dime (though hiring an editor,
at the least, is recommended), meaning that even 99 - cent ebooks can result in tidy profits, whereas traditional publishers must put a lot more money into the process and can't afford
price points like that,
at least not in the long run.
You may decide that compensation isn't your end goal and your publication is more about creating a beautiful keepsake or spreading the word on something about which you're passionate,
at which
point your
price point and formatting are less about industry standards and more about personal preference, which is why setting goals for your
book before you begin the publishing process is always wise.
But note that readers are less likely to take a chance on a
book with no reviews or with a poor cover
at the $ 3.99
price point.
You need one or multiple
books at a high - enough
price point for it to be worth their time.
And when you break down the numbers, a # 20,000 ranking means a
book averages five sales a day, which is a $ 10 daily profit (
at the $ 2.99
price point) or about $ 300 in monthly profits.
6)
Price Well — launch the first book of your new series at 99cents; get some early reviews on there by handing out review copies before launch; buy some ads for the first couple weeks at that 99cent price p
Price Well — launch the first
book of your new series
at 99cents; get some early reviews on there by handing out review copies before launch; buy some ads for the first couple weeks
at that 99cent
price p
price point.
At this
point Ingram clearly seems like the winner in this category, but there are a few nuances to keep in mind: first off, having control over your global
pricing sounds cool, but in practice you need to sell a LOT of
books globally for it to pay off.
So when we started into selling electronic
books, we
priced our
books at the lowest
point allowed, which was 99 cents.
At what
price point would you consider not buying a
book?
And as many have said, if the author isn't one I'm familiar with, I'd have to love the sample to trust that a
price over $ 2.99 is worth it for a self - published
book, because
at that
point, I expect professional quality.
In fact, I'm wondering if Amazon will
price match to free for this Wattpad
book... and imagining that they will
at some
point.
I'm talking about for long - form - reading
books, that is a very, and
at the
price points we're getting to, people can afford to have both and they will have both, if they're readers.
I don't think the Kindle Voyage is for me,
at any
price point, because the haptic feedback on the page - turn buttons would surely jolt me out of my
book world and right back into real life.
The
price point in the early days,
at least, was a bit cheaper than buying printed copies of
books.
I'm guessing it isn't a
book, it is a collection of
books, because Kobo has many Clarke
books availble
at exactly that
price point.
I get it about setting a SLIGHTLY higher
price point to gain more overall cash, but to make a new bestseller
at $ 16 in paper and sell the same
book for $ 13 in e-format is highway robbery.
Books don't sell
at the 99cent
price point.
While that
price point may seem a little high for an unknown author — many self - published authors keep their sales
at $ 4.99 or less, with $ 2.99 being a fairly standard ebook
price for indie works — given the argument that the cost of the
book is in its initial creation, it makes sense.
This new service will highlight listings that can be
booked immediately (whether you have just had one of those weeks and need to get away or you have some last minute plans requiring accommodations)
at every available
price -
point.
Todd Sattersten notes that to combat the downward trend authors can move to serialized fiction, and non-fiction authors can publish individual chapters or partial
books at the lowest
price points.
Get them reading this
book by offering a great deal, and save focusing on selling them something
at a higher
price point the next time around, once they're already familiar with (and in theory liking!)
Publishers claim that Amazon's
price point of $ 9.99 «devalues»
books because it puts the e-book
at lower than a hardback.
To the
point, why take 1 - 2 years to write a good
book at a higher
price than spend less time on a $ 0.99
book, the industry can allow for both without a big publisher being involved.