Amazon to pay 70 percent to DTP in some cases?

BearMountainBooks · 01-20-2010, 10:17 AM

Blatantly stole this from author Karen McQuestion, who posted it over at kindleboards:

http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix....977&highlight=

Basically looks like Amazon is thinking of changing some of the payouts. Karen summarized it nicely:

According to Publishers Lunch, these are the conditions:

*...priced between $9.99 and $2.99--and the digital list price has to be "at least 20 percent below the lowest physical list price for the print book"

* It has to be available for sale in all territories in which the author or publisher has rights

* It has to be available for text-to-speech, and whatever other new features Kindle adds

* "Books must be offered at or below price parity with competition, including physical book prices. Amazon will provide tools to automate that process, and the 70 percent royalty will be calculated off the sales price."

As I said over on Kindleboards, I had planned for my next book to be in the $2.99 range...and it looks like Amazon thinks that's a good price point as well. I think there will always be teaser prices (those 99 cent deals!). I also mentioned that this new clause may have to do with the rumor that Apple was going to pay 70/30. Who knows.

It's interesting!!!

Share your thoughts!

Maria

BearMountainBooks · 01-20-2010, 10:19 AM

Oh, btw, in case some of you here missed it, Amazon also gives us DTP authors the ability to publish without DRM now. This means that if it becomes the wave of the future, it would become a lot easier for say, a Sony reader, to buy from amazon.

Nate the great · 01-20-2010, 10:19 AM

I beat you to it:
https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=70533

BearMountainBooks · 01-20-2010, 12:07 PM

Sorry! I looked for it, but didn't see it!

01-20-2010, 10:17 AM	#1
BearMountainBooks Maria Schneider Posts: 3,746 Karma: 26439330 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Near Austin, Texas Device: 3g Kindle Keyboard	Amazon to pay 70 percent to DTP in some cases? Blatantly stole this from author Karen McQuestion, who posted it over at kindleboards: http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix....977&highlight= Basically looks like Amazon is thinking of changing some of the payouts. Karen summarized it nicely: According to Publishers Lunch, these are the conditions: ...priced between $9.99 and $2.99--and the digital list price has to be "at least 20 percent below the lowest physical list price for the print book" It has to be available for sale in all territories in which the author or publisher has rights * It has to be available for text-to-speech, and whatever other new features Kindle adds * "Books must be offered at or below price parity with competition, including physical book prices. Amazon will provide tools to automate that process, and the 70 percent royalty will be calculated off the sales price." As I said over on Kindleboards, I had planned for my next book to be in the $2.99 range...and it looks like Amazon thinks that's a good price point as well. I think there will always be teaser prices (those 99 cent deals!). I also mentioned that this new clause may have to do with the rumor that Apple was going to pay 70/30. Who knows. It's interesting!!! Share your thoughts! Maria

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01-20-2010, 10:19 AM	#2
BearMountainBooks Maria Schneider Posts: 3,746 Karma: 26439330 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Near Austin, Texas Device: 3g Kindle Keyboard	Oh, btw, in case some of you here missed it, Amazon also gives us DTP authors the ability to publish without DRM now. This means that if it becomes the wave of the future, it would become a lot easier for say, a Sony reader, to buy from amazon.

01-20-2010, 10:19 AM	#3
Nate the great Sir Penguin of Edinburgh Posts: 12,375 Karma: 23555235 Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: DC Metro area Device: Shake a stick plus 1	I beat you to it: https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=70533

01-20-2010, 12:07 PM	#4
BearMountainBooks Maria Schneider Posts: 3,746 Karma: 26439330 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Near Austin, Texas Device: 3g Kindle Keyboard	Sorry! I looked for it, but didn't see it!

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