Comments on: Bang for the buck http://belletrinsic.com/blog/?p=242 Intrinsically beautiful writing Mon, 30 Aug 2010 05:37:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: uberVU - social comments http://belletrinsic.com/blog/?p=242&cpage=1#comment-196 uberVU - social comments Mon, 02 Nov 2009 17:55:25 +0000 http://belletrinsic.com/blog/?p=242#comment-196 <strong>Social comments and analytics for this post...</strong> This post was mentioned on Twitter by michellewitte: What is a book worth? A look at how much readers are willing to pay for content they value. http://ow.ly/xPqE... Social comments and analytics for this post…

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]]> By: Michelle http://belletrinsic.com/blog/?p=242&cpage=1#comment-195 Michelle Mon, 02 Nov 2009 16:09:40 +0000 http://belletrinsic.com/blog/?p=242#comment-195 A very good point on self-publishing and small independent publishers. For them, this is even more important because they must get the right combination of value and cost to compete with the large NY publishers. A very good point on self-publishing and small independent publishers. For them, this is even more important because they must get the right combination of value and cost to compete with the large NY publishers.

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]]> By: Michele Brenton/banana_the_poet http://belletrinsic.com/blog/?p=242&cpage=1#comment-192 Michele Brenton/banana_the_poet Mon, 02 Nov 2009 15:10:24 +0000 http://belletrinsic.com/blog/?p=242#comment-192 "Realistically, writers have no control over the price of their book, but it is important for them to consider the implications of a book priced too high or too low. The bottom line on this affects everyone who will benefit financially from the book’s success." This is definitely a factor for Indie publishers and self pubbers to consider carefully. My own book Alternative Poetry Books - Yellow edition is priced at £4.99/$7.99 and when sold via Amazon makes the publisher Endaxi press - something in the region of 50p! But as Endaxi press is my husband's micro publisher that doesn't hurt too much. The good thing is that at that price Amazon and other stockists make the kind of profit they expect and want and so the book is appearing all over the place. We made the decision as to price after a consultation with my readers. Because I was producing a book as a response to requests from readers it made sense to include them in process. So it was a joint decision between us and the readers to produce a series of 7 slim paperbacks priced competitively -rather than to bring out a hefty fat hardback at a whopping price. I'm quietly confident we got the sums right. Nobody will be getting rich off this first book, but nobody will be going broke because of it either. It's a start :) “Realistically, writers have no control over the price of their book, but it is important for them to consider the implications of a book priced too high or too low. The bottom line on this affects everyone who will benefit financially from the book’s success.”

This is definitely a factor for Indie publishers and self pubbers to consider carefully.

My own book Alternative Poetry Books – Yellow edition is priced at £4.99/$7.99 and when sold via Amazon makes the publisher Endaxi press – something in the region of 50p!

But as Endaxi press is my husband’s micro publisher that doesn’t hurt too much.

The good thing is that at that price Amazon and other stockists make the kind of profit they expect and want and so the book is appearing all over the place.

We made the decision as to price after a consultation with my readers. Because I was producing a book as a response to requests from readers it made sense to include them in process.

So it was a joint decision between us and the readers to produce a series of 7 slim paperbacks priced competitively -rather than to bring out a hefty fat hardback at a whopping price.

I’m quietly confident we got the sums right. Nobody will be getting rich off this first book, but nobody will be going broke because of it either.

It’s a start :)

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