If ebook sales continue to increase as a percentage of overall book sales, and if print continues to decline as a format, and especially if brick - and - mortar bookstore closers continue or accelerate, it'll become increasingly difficult for publishers to hold on to their best authors.
«S&S CEO Carolyn Reidy said she is not too worried about the decline — yet» going on to say she did not blame the sales dip on higher prices and ``... she wouldn't be surprised
if ebook sales started to rise again.»
If eBook sales had been performing disappointingly, today's announcement of Amazon's Australian Kindle Store launch would have probably been rendered insignificant.
If ebook sales continue to decline, it just may be the signal publishers need to consider opening books online for free consumption while still being able to gain from it (by relying on ebook models that support free reading through sponsorship instead of opting for business models that require people or ebook services to purchase publishers» ebooks in advance).
If ebook sales accounted for 1/4 to 1/3 of your copies sold, I think you might find it harder to swallow that 75 cents per copy.
This becomes increasingly relevant over the long haul, especially since many authors never get their rights back
if ebook sales limp along at a certain level, making it hard for them to personally profit from the backlist.
It might be a few years — However,
if eBook sales are better with eReaders, then perhaps removing the used books market had a hand to play.
So
if ebook sales constitute 32.4 %, is it safe to assume that book distribution is in thirds?
I encourage all authors to do at least a CreateSpace version of their books, even
if ebook sales are low.
Because we have no way of knowing
if ebook sales have any impact on paper sales at all.
if ebook sales are down it's because they are not priced correctly and publishers do not allow you to own the file.
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If ebook sales are flattening, Amazon will find a way to spark them.»
Also,
if ebook sales have plummeted 7.5 % have hard cover sales also * plummeted»?
Not exact matches
For example,
if you're offering a free
ebook that teaches people how to increase sales for their businesses, use that benefit in your call to action (e.g., Get My Free Ebook
ebook that teaches people how to increase
sales for their businesses, use that benefit in your call to action (e.g., Get My Free
Ebook Ebook Now).
I wouldn't pay $ 22 for the best
ebook in the world — and obviously no one else will either,
if my
sales reports are anything to go by (and yes, although Sex, Bombs and Burgers is a veritable thrill ride, it probably isn't the best
ebook in the world in anyone's mind besides my own).
Curious
if there's a reason you keep track of your
eBook sales here, but not your income from various affiliates?
Plus,
if you keep your subscription active and regularly check your email, you will get all future
eBooks I send out for free, as well as any
sales or special opportunities on my other books.
If you like those, you should check out the coordinating Printable Playful Counting Numbers Cards that I contributed to the Playful Preschool
eBook on
sale now!
If you help promote KS
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sale!
I could see where
if you have a radically different product (print books) than the pirated
ebook, familiarity with the author's work which was a function of reading a pirated copy could boost paper
sales.
Publisher / line Year (or projected year) of release Which book it is of yours / for that publisher (1st, 5th, etc.) Advance per book (
if any) Standard royalty percentage (for regular print
sales AND for
ebook sales) Total earnout to date (INCLUDING advance) Title acronym with month / year of release (
if known)
If 80 % of
eBook sales are made to heavy readers, it makes sense to have a few high - end readers, a few mid-range readers, and a couple of low - end readers.
If indeed indie
ebooks have already garnered a quarter of the industry's unit «
sales» in such a short period of time, that's a huge power shift in the publishing world.
And because Amazon slashes royalty rates by half
if an
eBook is priced under $ 2.99, your final income on that
sale might be pennies on the dollar.
If we offer your
eBook for
sale in a different currency than a currency in which you set your List Price («Sale Currency»), we may convert the List Price to the Sale Currency at an exchange rate we determ
sale in a different currency than a currency in which you set your List Price («
Sale Currency»), we may convert the List Price to the Sale Currency at an exchange rate we determ
Sale Currency»), we may convert the List Price to the
Sale Currency at an exchange rate we determ
Sale Currency at an exchange rate we determine.
So, we're throwing a good old - fashioned author
sales contest for Download Day and the author who sells the most copies of their
eBook on December 26th, 2011 — even
if you sell your
eBook for free — will win a Barnes and Noble NOOK and $ 100 off coupon good for anything on Lulu.
If you look at the offerings for free on Amazon or Barnes and Noble, you see «sneak peeks» offered by traditional publishers for
ebooks that they have for
sale in those venues.
One of those is having complete control of your
sales, meaning:
if you want to hook people up with free
ebooks, then by all means, do so.
If we convert your List Price to another
Sale Currency, the converted List Price in the Sale Currency will be your List Price with respect to the offer and sale of your eBook in the Sale Currency for all purposes under this Agreem
Sale Currency, the converted List Price in the
Sale Currency will be your List Price with respect to the offer and sale of your eBook in the Sale Currency for all purposes under this Agreem
Sale Currency will be your List Price with respect to the offer and
sale of your eBook in the Sale Currency for all purposes under this Agreem
sale of your
eBook in the
Sale Currency for all purposes under this Agreem
Sale Currency for all purposes under this Agreement.
But I think it's fairly obvious that they aren't going to boost
ebook sales of the available - as - pirated titles,
if all the same work is available either as a pirated good or as a genuine one.
If it had been, there would have been no pieces about falling
ebook sales.
If you request that a
eBook be withdrawn from
sale, Barnes & Noble will make commercially reasonable efforts to terminate the future
sale of your
eBook by the tenth (10th) business day after you submit your request for withdrawal, provided however that Barnes & Noble shall continue to be able to distribute such
eBook to past purchasers of that
eBook.»
There is a $ 1 fee for every
sale greater than $ 5.00; however,
if your
eBook is sold for less than $ 5, the transaction is free.
They are highly selective in what specials they will promote in their e-newsletters, but
if your book is chosen, your
eBook sale will get a ton of exposure and it will be worth the cost of advertising.»
For example,
if a publisher sets the list price for My
eBook to $ 5.99, and Barnes & Noble puts My
eBook on
sale for $ 2.99, Amazon may adjust its price to $ 2.99.
I think
if ebooks published by the traditional publishers were priced more realisticly,
sales would improve but as long as
ebooks are priced above what the print version goes for,
sales will remain upside down.
While I am sure they counted verifiable
ebook sales I am still suspicious that their survey did not take into account the many publishing imprints that fall under the umbrella of Kindle Direct Publishing and others who are not members of AAP and therefore paint an incomplete picture
if there was a market shift.
It might indeed be a good thing...
if it leads to a loss of
sales, due to inflated
ebook prices.
In the current way of things, the local bookshop is my best bet for advice on buying books, but they're not even selling
ebooks — so
if I go to them but ultimately decide on buying digital, they offer advice but lose the
sale.
Do you know
if total
ebook sales on Amazon have dropped 11 percent?
The large argument at the time was that
if ebooks were given away for free at the library, it would cannibalize the physical and digital
sales.
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If an
ebook does not have many ratings or reviews, it tends to not generate
sales in the major
ebook stores.
I wonder
if the dramatic increase in audio book
sales were part of the reason for the decrease in
ebook sales.
That is, your contract may say that your rights will revert to you after your book goes out of print, but
if you have an
ebook, the publisher takes that to mean that as long as an
ebook is for
sale anywhere, the book is still in print.
If you've stopped by my blog before, you've doubtlessly heard me suggest that giving away a free
ebook (whether a short story, a novella, or a complete Book 1) can be a great way to boost
sales of your other books.
If that's the case, and you plan to host your
ebook on your own website, use a platform that's designed for
ebook sales.
If you have decide to distribute your
eBook through us, you will fill in the provided fields (category, title, summary, pages, keywords, your profile etc.), enter the
sales price and upload your
eBook (in one or multiple formats)- and select the
eBook shops.
This is significant news,
if not the «tipping point» that Amazon claims (as of May, according to the AAP,
ebook sales are 8.48 % of trade
sales; adult hardcovers are 43.2 %).
If you buy the audiobook through audible and mail me proof that this is one of the first three
sales you made on audible, I will send you the
eBook plus one of my novels as an
eBook for free (the title is your choice).
If Dymocks posts an
ebook for
sale on its website, it will have done enough under the contract to earn its exclusive right to the work worldwide for the author's lifetime plus 70 years — and not just in book form: all subsidiary rights such as film, and other electronic forms are included.