Sentences with phrase «on book prices»

This newfound «accepted wisdom,» propagated by the press who love to chart the demise of the publisher whilst celebrating the rise of shiny tablets, pads, and e-readers, puts a downward pressure on book prices (especially ebooks «competing» with self published titles) and recklessly ignores the important role that publishers do play, not in the conventional distribution role, but in the creative process itself.

To look at the number titles sold alone can be inadequate to judge the authors» income depending on the book prices authors set.

Keep an eye though on book prices.

Nor do publishers have to make Sophie's choice on the book prices — they can do all of them.

While details on the exact nature of the disagreement remain confidential, insiders say that Barnes & Noble is trying to use its status as the last major retail book chain to gain more favorable terms, including steeper discounts on book prices and charging higher prices for co-op advertising and advantageous in - store placement.

On price, the 70 % royalties are only paid on book prices of $ 2.99 and above.

Add to that the fact that checking a book out from the public library is still free, as well as inexpensive used books, and there is a lot of downward pressure on book prices, a fact that tradpub seems to be trying their best to ignore.

Okay, so hold on to these transatlantic thoughts, and let's look at a few more comments that touch on book pricing.

It would suck to only receive 35 % royalty on a book priced between $ 2.99 and $ 9.99 when you could be earning twice as much!

The government of Quebec has gone forward with a law that was months in the making, putting a restriction on book pricing.

Stories included reports of an Amazon mobile credit card reader, Dean Wesley Smith's writing in public project, how to improve your craft as a writer, J.A. Konrath's ideal Authors Guild and Amazon's latest press release on book pricing in the Hachette negotiations.

So instead of making a fool of myself more than I already do by showing you that old post, let me give you my thinking on book pricing here in 2017 in a very simple and clear form.

Pronoun's 70 % author royalty on books priced $ 2.99 or less significantly exceeds the 35 % previously offered by Pronoun — making Pronoun the No. 1 choice for authors selling their self - published works.

Kobo pays 70 % on books priced between $ 1.99 and $ 12.99.

Amazon only pays a 70 percent royalty on books priced from $ 2.99 — $ 9.99.

Mark Coker, the founder and CEO of Smashwords, has posted the results of a survey and in - depth analysis based on data - crunching to come up with some fascinating recommendations on book pricing.

Well, today, Robin Tweeted about e-book pricing for libraries, and it set off a great conversation on book pricing, particularly for self - published authors.

The Amazon KDP program provides a maximum 70 % commission on books priced between 2.99 — 9.99 and then 30 % for anything outside that range.

You get a higher percentage royalty on your Kindle book sales, as high as 70 % on books priced over $ 2.99, but Kindle books are usually priced lower than paperback and other formats.

The next two largest book markets (and the only two ebook markets of any scale right now)-- Germany and France — have strict laws on book pricing that prevent discounting, and the EC has made clear the settlement has no effect on those laws»

(That cut her royalty percentage under Amazon rules from 70 % on books priced at $ 2.99 + to 35 % for novels priced below that threshold.)

Stevie — you get a whole cinnamon roll for giving me a link on book price data so maybe I don't have to explain it over and over.

The sister site to Freebooksy, Bargainbooksy focuses on books priced 99c through to $ 5.

Also, remember that big publishers have totally different deals with retailers, so you don't know what they are getting paid on a book priced at $ 14.99 for the eBook version.

Kris Rusch has a great new book out called Discoverability with the best discussion on book pricing I've seen.

This is very good news indeed: 70 % royalties on books priced at roughly $ 1.50 USD at the high end (GBP) to just over $ 1 USD at the low (AUD, HKD).»

«Publishers are struggling with two things, first, the rapid emergence of the eBook and, second, the related impact on books prices in a distribution world where Amazon owns the biggest chunk of the pie and is willing to drop eBook prices below the cost of publishing to entice more of their customers to buy refrigerators and other products, which is where they make their profits.

Amazon pays a 30 % royalty on books priced at 99c and $ 1.99.

Instead, the publishers are getting 70 % on those books, but some kind of even higher margin on books priced 9.99 and below.

In an interesting follow - up to his post on «The Psychology of Pricing,» Matt Homann extracts insight from a survey on book pricing.

Not exact matches

So what I need to do is look at how markets trade price - to - book against inflation, how markets trade on historical P / Es, what have been the market outcomes.

In the opinion of the Company's management, adjusted book value per share is useful in an analysis of a property casualty company's book value per share as it removes the effect of changing prices on invested assets (i.e., net unrealized investment gains (losses), net of tax), which do not have an equivalent impact on unpaid claims and claim adjustment expense reserves.

Guests who believe they have experienced racism while using Airbnb may report instances of discrimination to the company or accept Instant Booking listings at a higher price than normal, but there's currently no policy in place to put them on a level playing field with other white guests.

Some, too, dangle free accommodations at a luxury hotel to lure you into a high - pressure sales pitch for timeshares or vacation clubs, while others make good on that free cruise for you, but require you to book a second guest at a grossly inflated price.

As of Friday, homeowners searching for contractors on Google will be shown results that are «HomeAdvisor screened and approved» and come with profiles, price estimates and the ability to «book now» or schedule an appointment to compare estimates for work.

While the online purchase of books or gadgets is based on search filtering, pricing and specifications, fashion relies more on visuals.

Diversified miner Independence Group has booked a $ 58.8 million net loss for the 2016 financial year, on the back of acquisition costs and lower commodity prices.

On Wednesday, a U.S. judge pronounced Apple guilty of conspiring with publishers to raise book prices — a verdict the company plans on appealinOn Wednesday, a U.S. judge pronounced Apple guilty of conspiring with publishers to raise book prices — a verdict the company plans on appealinon appealing.

Some of the authors mentioned in the New York Times story worried that they'd sell fewer books if the company put higher price tags on them.

What an amazing opportunity for that reseller, since they offered the best price on the books and were so easy to find using the Alexa bot.

In both situations, Apple had convinced major book publishers to go with an «agency model,» which would let them set their own prices on ebooks (as in raise prices on ebooks).

To book a sale this large, Bombardier likely had to offer VistaJet a sizable discount from the list price on individual jets.

Another hypothesis has been that the stores serve as a slick on - ramp to sign people up for Prime memberships, since Prime is the center of the Amazon business flywheel, and members pay lower prices for books in these stores than non-Prime members do.

He is a Fellow at Columbia University's Center on Global Energy Policy and the author of the forthcoming book «Missing OPEC: The History and Future of Boom - Bust Oil Prices,» from Columbia University Press, 2016.

Google has also incorporated Google Maps into travel booking, allowing users to change destinations on the map and instantly see how flight prices change.

Iron Solutions, of Fenton, Mo., had its genesis in an annually issued guide, akin to the used - car Blue Book, that dates back to the»40s; dealers would dog - ear the guide to help them price, say, a rusted - out 1992 combine some farmer was offering on a trade.

With lower booking volumes, prices tend to drop on weekends.

The service that already allows travelers to view flights from multiple airlines will now track prices, advise on the best time to book and fly based on historical pricing data, and find hotel deals.

Other financial firms that focus on wealth management, like Northern Trust and T. Rowe Price, trade at premiums to their book value.

In contrast, when a deal is structured around stock, the assets on the books must be amortized at their value to the seller, which is likely to be far less than the total sale price.