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Originally Posted by Cinisajoy
Ok. Here is my question.
If Amazon wants to discourage the cheaper books, then why do they say here are the extra benefits that you only get at 35%?
That is all I have been asking.
Actually, if I remember right, you can check the 35% box and price higher. This is to avoid the delivery fees.
I'm not arguing about what authors should or shouldn't do.
Just that Amazon does not discourage and does make it seem more attractive than the 70%.
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The delivery fee can be ignored. Well, for regular novels it can be ignored. Example: LOTR one volume is less than 4 mb in size. Delivery fee would be $0.60. Already at $1.99 at 70% royalty you would make more money with the 70% option compared to the 35%. For normal novels I don't see how delivery fees would make you want to chose the 35% option. Specialist books that are image heavy (e.g. a cookbook with tons of pictures) - the incentive of free delivery is worth considering.
Edit: few things: you are probably not elegible to price your cookbook at $0.99 list price, as it will be likely more than 3 mb if it has pictures. So the size will exclude you from having $0.99, maybe even $1.99 if book is over 10mb. You maybe looking at a $2.99 minimum price for the cookbook - regardless of 35% or 70% option. And yes, I know that you cannot price 70% at $1.99, but if you could the 70% option would be better, at $2.99 it will be much better.