tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6632066856322950117.post8040076883110116633..comments2023-10-17T02:16:32.171-07:00Comments on A Book Inside - How to Write and Publish a Book: Kindle: The ResultsCarolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16575560533081045606noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6632066856322950117.post-29283302783430531102011-04-14T07:06:30.653-07:002011-04-14T07:06:30.653-07:00Ah, I see you mentioned average sales, at two diff...Ah, I see you mentioned average sales, at two different price levels. My mistake on that second half.<br /><br />But it is 35% for under $2.99 or over $9.99.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6632066856322950117.post-46613319018818737442011-04-14T06:47:28.735-07:002011-04-14T06:47:28.735-07:00Question: Why are you only receiving 30%?
The cho...Question: Why are you only receiving 30%?<br /><br />The choice at Amazon is between 70% for titles priced $2.99 to $9.99, and 35% for those priced less than $2.99 or over $9.99.<br /><br />It's not a huge difference per sale, just a nickel, but for 90 sales, it would be $31.50 instead of $27.<br /><br />And 70% of $4.99 is $3.49 per copy, so 20 sales would be $69.80.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6632066856322950117.post-48610141598260985542011-04-13T18:19:05.473-07:002011-04-13T18:19:05.473-07:00How interesting! I'll be interested to see wha...How interesting! I'll be interested to see what happens this next month. Keep us posted. :)Kathi Oram Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11959149321213743448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6632066856322950117.post-75233102799421779142011-04-13T06:07:20.319-07:002011-04-13T06:07:20.319-07:00In sales parlance (something I learned in previous...In sales parlance (something I learned in previous incarnations), this is called a loss leader. You sell something at a loss to get interest in something more expensive. What I find interesting is that the people who are buying the 99 cent Kindle bargain and still coming back and buying the print book. Or maybe not. It could just be the higher placement. It could be both. I've just started selling my book on Kindle, and a few short stories, and it seems to be working for me, slowly but surely. I keep my fingers crossed. It's earl days yet.Jacklyn Cornwellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07703031152094274587noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6632066856322950117.post-82166786516212581492011-04-08T08:37:02.674-07:002011-04-08T08:37:02.674-07:00Very interesting. The world of ebooks seems to be ...Very interesting. The world of ebooks seems to be a new unmapped world and it's paying off for the writers brave enough to explore it. Thank you for sharing not just your experiment, but the results and insight you gained.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6632066856322950117.post-30506042669618719292011-04-07T15:26:21.001-07:002011-04-07T15:26:21.001-07:00Very informative, thanks for sharing:)Very informative, thanks for sharing:)Toyin O.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08429675861306256504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6632066856322950117.post-34435547648135815372011-04-06T18:30:08.392-07:002011-04-06T18:30:08.392-07:00Great post. I dropped my prices on Kindle to $2.99...Great post. I dropped my prices on Kindle to $2.99 for this month for three of my books and my sales have increased too, but I'm also doing a book blog tour so it's probably a combination of the two. I think we have to just keep trying different avenues to see what works. Interesting about the higher ratings I hadn't thought about that. I had a comment from a lady in England who said she had wanted to buy my book for a while but it had been too expensive with value added tax.<br />I'm speaking about self-publishing at our local writing group in a couple of weeks and I'll pass out a link to your blog. I think the members will find it interesting.<br />AnnAnn Summervillehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13300190648788509096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6632066856322950117.post-88703994601440084462011-04-05T19:11:33.859-07:002011-04-05T19:11:33.859-07:00Very interesting experiment. A lot of authors thes...Very interesting experiment. A lot of authors these days are not only lowering the price of their "standard length" novels, but are also offering a lot of short stories and "mini-novels" via Kindle. It's kind of fun watching the action.<br /><br />MalcolmMalcolm R. Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07840134761199335243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6632066856322950117.post-59998631538556360382011-04-04T13:19:45.128-07:002011-04-04T13:19:45.128-07:00Thanks for posting your results. I think your conc...Thanks for posting your results. I think your conclusions are pretty right on. I just recently downloaded both Kindle and Nook aps on my iPhone and PC to test them out. I'm reading my first book on Kindle which was a free offer from the author. I really like the book and her writing, so yeah, I'll be very interested in her other books and I will pay for them.<br />This e-book thing is a whole new game and we, as writers and publishers, have to try different things to see what works!<br />Good luck with your publishing.Rahma Krambohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03665417367388858304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6632066856322950117.post-25150322642268629652011-04-03T08:05:18.085-07:002011-04-03T08:05:18.085-07:00This is great to know, Carol. I'm showing your...This is great to know, Carol. I'm showing your results to everyone. Proves what I already believed. Just the other day someone said no way were they selling their hard work for $1.99. I'll pass your post along to show them just how wrong they are. Deals make readers happy, and why not. More happy readers, more sales. <br /><br />Thanks!Joylene Nowell Butlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04497637513532136615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6632066856322950117.post-62753132454150963342011-04-03T06:31:15.714-07:002011-04-03T06:31:15.714-07:00The real important thing is that your volume incre...The real important thing is that your volume increased, that means more readers, which means more followers.<br />Since you probably aren't planning on retiring to your private island with the $50 a month in book sales its better to take the cut in profit to build up readership, then when you release another book you'll have a larger audience that might pay the $4.99 and you'll make more than the $50 per month on that book alone.Darrell B. Nelsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02851443183217238218noreply@blogger.com