Another Aussie from down under

wannabee · 09-30-2010, 11:34 PM

Hi, I'm a designer living in the Southern Highlands of New South Wales about an hour out of Sydney and have been hired to make eBooks. I knew they existed but only read up on how to build one the day before the interview. Google kept sending me here and I made my first ePub during the interview and got the job. All the other applicants hadn't found MobileRead had they. Thanks guys, you got me a job.

SneakySnake · 09-30-2010, 11:40 PM

wow!

Welcome to MR

MrPLD · 09-30-2010, 11:41 PM

Well done - and welcome to MR.

wannabee · 09-30-2010, 11:44 PM

Thanks SneakySnake

wannabee · 09-30-2010, 11:46 PM

Hi MrPLD, thanks, How long did it take you to come up with the $3.99 point of sale price? And are you self publishing on Amazon or iBooks?

MrPLD · 09-30-2010, 11:52 PM

Wannabee,

We started out at $8.90 but quickly determined that wasn't going to roll for a debut novel, no matter how well written. Almost everyone was doing $2.99 for theirs but we noticed that most were 60~80,000 words, where's "Tree of Life" is 120,000 words, so we decided that $3.99 would be a fair price for that amount of work. Fortunately the reviews that have been coming back essentially confirm that the book is worth the price.

We're self-published using Lightning source for the dead-tree version and the eBook we host/sell ourselves but additionally we have it listed on Amazon and Goodreads to capture additional potential markets/exposure. We could also try Smashwords but we're getting a bit concerned about the excessive spreading, especially when you consider that each location usually has a minimum accrued income before they payout, which means you could end up with $200 of sales spread all around but still not have a single payment

Paul

GeoffC · 10-01-2010, 05:42 AM

Welcome to mobileread ....

and well done on the interview ! just shows it pays to do your homework

nohmi2 · 10-01-2010, 05:48 AM

Welcome.

Nice to have another Aussie here.

Cheers

neilmarr · 10-01-2010, 06:37 AM

Good to have your new company, Wannabee. Best wishes. Neil

ImogenRose · 10-01-2010, 08:08 AM

Hi and welcome to MR!

Imogen

Valmore Daniels · 10-01-2010, 09:07 AM

welcome

good luck in your new venture

wannabee · 10-02-2010, 08:24 PM

Thanks everyone for the kind welcome, I'm already finding many answers and hints. I'm looking forward to trying some of them.

09-30-2010, 11:34 PM	#1
wannabee Professional Amateur Posts: 2,235 Karma: 107023581 Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: NSW - Australia Device: a bag of apples	Another Aussie from down under Hi, I'm a designer living in the Southern Highlands of New South Wales about an hour out of Sydney and have been hired to make eBooks. I knew they existed but only read up on how to build one the day before the interview. Google kept sending me here and I made my first ePub during the interview and got the job. All the other applicants hadn't found MobileRead had they. Thanks guys, you got me a job.

09-30-2010, 11:40 PM	#2
SneakySnake I'm watching you! Posts: 6,112 Karma: 22082196 Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Sunny Coast Qld, OZ Device: Sony PRS-900	wow! Welcome to MR __________________ At the last it biteth like a serpent, and stingeth like an adder. Proverbs 23:32 Currently reading "Game of Thrones" by George RR Martin. So lack of sleep means I am now in book 4, and more stuff has happened and some of the stuff from book three maybe didn't happen????

09-30-2010, 11:41 PM	#3
MrPLD Author's pet-geek Posts: 872 Karma: 1040670 Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: North Queensland, Australia Device: Kindle 3 Wifi	Well done - and welcome to MR. __________________ http://elitadaniels.com - Fantasy, Vampires, Zombies and Romance

09-30-2010, 11:52 PM	#6
MrPLD Author's pet-geek Posts: 872 Karma: 1040670 Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: North Queensland, Australia Device: Kindle 3 Wifi	Wannabee, We started out at $8.90 but quickly determined that wasn't going to roll for a debut novel, no matter how well written. Almost everyone was doing $2.99 for theirs but we noticed that most were 60~80,000 words, where's "Tree of Life" is 120,000 words, so we decided that $3.99 would be a fair price for that amount of work. Fortunately the reviews that have been coming back essentially confirm that the book is worth the price. We're self-published using Lightning source for the dead-tree version and the eBook we host/sell ourselves but additionally we have it listed on Amazon and Goodreads to capture additional potential markets/exposure. We could also try Smashwords but we're getting a bit concerned about the excessive spreading, especially when you consider that each location usually has a minimum accrued income before they payout, which means you could end up with $200 of sales spread all around but still not have a single payment Paul __________________ http://elitadaniels.com - Fantasy, Vampires, Zombies and Romance

10-01-2010, 05:42 AM	#7
GeoffC Chocolate Grasshopper ... Posts: 26,711 Karma: 16550486 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Scotland Device: Cybook Gen3 , Pocketbook 302 (Black) , Nexus 10: wife has PW	Welcome to mobileread .... and well done on the interview ! just shows it pays to do your homework __________________ > My Cats

09-30-2010, 11:44 PM	#4
wannabee Professional Amateur Posts: 2,235 Karma: 107023581 Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: NSW - Australia Device: a bag of apples	Thanks SneakySnake

09-30-2010, 11:46 PM	#5
wannabee Professional Amateur Posts: 2,235 Karma: 107023581 Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: NSW - Australia Device: a bag of apples	Hi MrPLD, thanks, How long did it take you to come up with the $3.99 point of sale price? And are you self publishing on Amazon or iBooks?

10-01-2010, 05:48 AM	#8
nohmi2 Pensively observing. Posts: 1,706 Karma: 10142974 Join Date: Jun 2008 Device: Varied.	Welcome. Nice to have another Aussie here. Cheers

10-01-2010, 06:37 AM	#9
neilmarr neilmarr Posts: 7,233 Karma: 5881759 Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Monaco-Menton, France Device: sony	Good to have your new company, Wannabee. Best wishes. Neil __________________ BEWRITE BOOKS / BEWRITE BLOG

10-01-2010, 08:08 AM	#10
ImogenRose PORTAL Posts: 6,889 Karma: 2883640 Join Date: Apr 2010 Device: Kindle 1, Kindle 3 (3G), iPhone	Hi and welcome to MR! Imogen __________________ KINDLE NOOK KOBO iBooks German Books \| Spanish Books \| French Books \| Japanese Books

10-01-2010, 09:07 AM	#11
Valmore Daniels Grand Sorcerer Posts: 5,850 Karma: 2822664 Join Date: Jul 2010 Device: Kindle	welcome good luck in your new venture __________________ Valmore Daniels / Science Fiction & Fantasy Author Website / Facebook / Twitter Amazon US / Amazon UK / B&N / Apple / Kobo / Sony / Diesel / Smashwords

10-02-2010, 08:24 PM	#12
wannabee Professional Amateur Posts: 2,235 Karma: 107023581 Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: NSW - Australia Device: a bag of apples	Thanks everyone for the kind welcome, I'm already finding many answers and hints. I'm looking forward to trying some of them.

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