An eBook pricing model that resulted in $100,000 in sales

Re:An eBook pricing model that resulted in $100,000 in sales by keiferski on Tuesday May 21, 2013 @11:46AM (#5744449)

If he sold physical copies of the book for $29, his profit margin would be cut down significantly.

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Re:An eBook pricing model that resulted in $100,000 in sales by Swizec on Tuesday May 21, 2013 @11:53AM (#5744500)

Not really. Print on demand for a 170 page book costs about $4 per copy. That's not really a big profit margin hit.

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Re:An eBook pricing model that resulted in $100,000 in sales by tnorthcutt on Tuesday May 21, 2013 @02:20PM (#5745618)

What do you consider big? $4 is a loss of 13.8% of the sales price. If you assume he already has some costs (his time to write the book is quite valuable), the loss in profit is even more.

A 13.8% loss in profit would sink many businesses.

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Re:An eBook pricing model that resulted in $100,000 in sales by _raul on Tuesday May 21, 2013 @12:10PM (#5744618)

Plus shipping costs. That print on demand price sounds good, where did you find it?

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Re:An eBook pricing model that resulted in $100,000 in sales by Swizec on Tuesday May 21, 2013 @12:17PM (#5744677)

I will gladly pay shipping costs when I buy a book. I just googled "price for print on demand paperback"

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Re:An eBook pricing model that resulted in $100,000 in sales by nhangen on Tuesday May 21, 2013 @12:36PM (#5744823)

Createspace has great pricing. I'm guessing that was the source.

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Re:An eBook pricing model that resulted in $100,000 in sales by bennesvig on Tuesday May 21, 2013 @08:59PM (#5748123)

After shipping, it costs me about $3/book for a 160 page paperback copy of my book if I order 20+ at a time via CreateSpace.

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