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Old 01-14-2016, 02:42 PM   #10
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Originally Posted by Notjohn View Post
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So yesterday I revised a book to include the cover in the uploaded file. Its previous size had been 1259KB. Today it shows as 2110KB. So the interlocutor was right.

Depending on how Amazon slices & dices, the download fee on the first version was about 20 cents. On the new version, it's about 33 cents. On one thousand copies, that's a difference of $130.

I can't think of any reason not to rip out the cover and pocket the $130.
That's the difference for the deliverable size? So, that's what Amazon is quoting you, on the 2nd page of the upload at the Bookshelf? A 1mb difference? OR, is this the total size of the file? Is that 1mb the calculated incremental delivery size difference?

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Originally Posted by pdurrant View Post
Now that's a good reason. Thanks - I will certainly experiment with no cover when I next do a book.
Yes, of course, if it actually makes a difference in the delivery fee, it is worth considering. We shan't, of course; our clients want MOBIs delivered to them with a cover (so that they can in turn send out review copies, copies to loved ones, yadda...)

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