"Pay As You Read eBooks" or "Subversive Chinese Communist Plot?" - CrimeSpace2024-03-29T10:34:01Zhttps://crimespace.ning.com/forum/topics/pay-as-you-read-ebooks-or?commentId=537324%3AComment%3A261627&feed=yes&xn_auth=no25 % is extremely low. Kindle…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2011-02-09:537324:Comment:2693162011-02-09T15:29:37.039ZI. J. Parkerhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/Ingpark
25 % is extremely low. Kindle pays 70 % and their promotion is probably a hell of lot better than that of the big publishers (at least for those authors who aren't bestsellers). My guess is (from what I've seen in what they've said) that any promotion is probably tied to the print version and that there is no separate promotion for the electronic book. Certainly nothing that accounts for the difference in royalties.
25 % is extremely low. Kindle pays 70 % and their promotion is probably a hell of lot better than that of the big publishers (at least for those authors who aren't bestsellers). My guess is (from what I've seen in what they've said) that any promotion is probably tied to the print version and that there is no separate promotion for the electronic book. Certainly nothing that accounts for the difference in royalties. I totally agree, a commercial…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2011-02-09:537324:Comment:2693152011-02-09T15:03:20.324ZFrank Gateshttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/FrankGates
<p>I totally agree, a commercial publisher is better, but I was commenting on the email claiming better percentages when in fact, they weren't :)</p>
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<p>Smashwords has good distribution, it hits most of the main ebook sellers, but the way you are forced to format your MS is not good. </p>
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<p>really? only 25%</p>
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<p>I totally agree, a commercial publisher is better, but I was commenting on the email claiming better percentages when in fact, they weren't :)</p>
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<p>Smashwords has good distribution, it hits most of the main ebook sellers, but the way you are forced to format your MS is not good. </p>
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<p>really? only 25%</p>
<p> </p> A commercial publisher offers…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2011-02-09:537324:Comment:2692992011-02-09T14:50:45.718ZHarry Binghamhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/HarryBingham
<p>A commercial publisher offers about 25% on ebooks - and that's typically with a proviso that either party can renegotiate in 2 years if the market has changed.</p>
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<p>If a self-publishing type firm offers a vastly higher percentage, that might look like a better deal ... but only because the firm isn't investing its own resources into marketing and sales. Nearly all authors will be better off by seeking the strongest possible distribution, and by taking whatever percentage…</p>
<p>A commercial publisher offers about 25% on ebooks - and that's typically with a proviso that either party can renegotiate in 2 years if the market has changed.</p>
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<p>If a self-publishing type firm offers a vastly higher percentage, that might look like a better deal ... but only because the firm isn't investing its own resources into marketing and sales. Nearly all authors will be better off by seeking the strongest possible distribution, and by taking whatever percentage accompanies that. The thing is to grab an audience.</p> The email says you can save t…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2011-02-09:537324:Comment:2692942011-02-09T14:23:48.716ZFrank Gateshttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/FrankGates
<p>The email says you can save the smashwords percentage charge (Authors and publishers earn 85% or more of the net proceeds from the sale of their works on smashwords) then he says authors get 80% and they get 20% at bookmato. It looks to me as if smashwords pays more. </p>
<p>Smashwords is good.</p>
<p>The email says you can save the smashwords percentage charge (Authors and publishers earn 85% or more of the net proceeds from the sale of their works on smashwords) then he says authors get 80% and they get 20% at bookmato. It looks to me as if smashwords pays more. </p>
<p>Smashwords is good.</p>
What's the advantage? I sup…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2011-02-02:537324:Comment:2664862011-02-02T20:52:55.319ZPercy Blokhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/PercyBlok
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<p>What's the advantage? I suppose if you start a crappy book you get off cheaper? I thought chapter samples did this already. Heck, the price of an ebook is already a race to the bottom on pricing to begin with. I think all the information I've seen says $3 is the sweet spot with $5 being the upper range for pricing on an ebook with substantial sales (+500 per month). I paid $5 for Larson's Dragon Tattoo for my Kindle. I think I paid more than $3 to get into the last freak show at the…</p>
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<p>What's the advantage? I suppose if you start a crappy book you get off cheaper? I thought chapter samples did this already. Heck, the price of an ebook is already a race to the bottom on pricing to begin with. I think all the information I've seen says $3 is the sweet spot with $5 being the upper range for pricing on an ebook with substantial sales (+500 per month). I paid $5 for Larson's Dragon Tattoo for my Kindle. I think I paid more than $3 to get into the last freak show at the state fair knowing full well I was getting duped the whole time, and loving every minute of it.</p> I'm old-fashioned. I still th…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2011-01-23:537324:Comment:2634472011-01-23T11:01:21.341ZHarry Binghamhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/HarryBingham
I'm old-fashioned. I still think that you need a big mainstream publisher behind you to get your book prominently into bookshops, and to get the marketing and publicity spend you need. That may well change one of these days, but it hasn't done so yet ... and never trust a site that sounds like a Chinese toaster.
I'm old-fashioned. I still think that you need a big mainstream publisher behind you to get your book prominently into bookshops, and to get the marketing and publicity spend you need. That may well change one of these days, but it hasn't done so yet ... and never trust a site that sounds like a Chinese toaster. I tend to agree with the comm…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2011-01-17:537324:Comment:2616272011-01-17T11:24:20.110ZHazel Edwardshttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/HazelEdwards
I tend to agree with the comment by Dan Coleman.You'd be better off consolidating on your own site. This year I'm experimenting with e-books as paid downloads from my own site, but only earlier proven titles. Loved the term non-free in the blurb. I assume this means you pay.
I tend to agree with the comment by Dan Coleman.You'd be better off consolidating on your own site. This year I'm experimenting with e-books as paid downloads from my own site, but only earlier proven titles. Loved the term non-free in the blurb. I assume this means you pay. I haven't heard of the site b…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2010-10-30:537324:Comment:2545682010-10-30T01:47:53.983ZStacyhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/StacyDeanne
I haven't heard of the site but I have heard of this. A self-published author was talking about it about a month ago. He was gonna charge folks to read as they go. I doubt he'll have much success. LOL!<br />
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I haven't heard of the site but I have heard of this. A self-published author was talking about it about a month ago. He was gonna charge folks to read as they go. I doubt he'll have much success. LOL!<br />
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Best Wishes!<br />
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<a href="http://www.stacy-deanne.net" target="_blank">http://www.stacy-deanne.net</a> I've heard of this sort of th…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2010-10-29:537324:Comment:2545332010-10-29T15:04:15.882ZPepper Smithhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/Reefrunner
I've heard of this sort of thing. It's apparently big in Asia, where people often read on their cell phones and similar devices. You would probably need to do some checking online to see if these are people you want to work with or if there are warnings up about them. If you can't find any information about them, they may be new, so you may want to wait a bit to see if other people report problems with them.
I've heard of this sort of thing. It's apparently big in Asia, where people often read on their cell phones and similar devices. You would probably need to do some checking online to see if these are people you want to work with or if there are warnings up about them. If you can't find any information about them, they may be new, so you may want to wait a bit to see if other people report problems with them.