I asked Baen how much for all their ebooks...

bizzybody · 11-26-2014, 10:52 PM

If I had a bunch of extra cash floating around... I was wondering what it would cost to buy one copy of every e-book Baen sells.

So I sent off an e-mail and the answer is...

Quote:

Hello,

Thanks for your interest in Baen Books. While I don’t have a way to access how much it would cost for every book we sell on Baen Ebooks, I can calculate the total of 767 books we have exclusive rights to: $577.68. Keep in mind there are hundreds of more books that don’t fit in this category, so I couldn’t add them to the total.

Maybe your dreams are in reach, after all!

Regards,
Jenny Cunningham
Baen Ebooks Web Team

cromag · 11-26-2014, 10:53 PM

You know, that's not bad!

Jessica Lares · 11-26-2014, 11:05 PM

You'd make your want to read list pretty huge though.

rdjack21 · 11-27-2014, 12:38 AM

That is more than a good deal that is an outstanding deal! I mean do the math $577.68 / 767 books = $0.75 each. Or put another way if I liked 82 of them I would break even at $7 book but I'm positive I could find more than that to like in 767 books..

bizzybody · 11-27-2014, 12:55 AM

What would be extra useful, if Baen offered this all for one option, is to automatically remove any previously purchased ebooks from the total.

fjtorres · 11-27-2014, 08:10 AM

1- I'm impressed that they actually answered.
2- More impressed by the bundle price.
3- Too late for me.

fjtorres · 11-27-2014, 08:16 AM

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Originally Posted by Jessica Lares

You'd make your want to read list pretty huge though.

Mine is already deeper. And that's just the pbooks...

HarryT · 11-27-2014, 08:34 AM

I think they've made a mistake there - that's way too cheap. Baen's books cost at least $6 each, so that would be $4k-ish for 767 books.

Of course I've already bought them all, plus an awful lot which they no longer sell.

DrNefario · 11-27-2014, 09:10 AM

It's a bad deal for me. I already have plenty of theirs I haven't read, and I suspect the ones I still want wouldn't cost anywhere near that much.

I seem to remember that Angry Robot did an offer for all of their books some time ago.

pdurrant · 11-27-2014, 09:13 AM

If I didn't already have almost all of Baen's output, that would be very, very tempting.

pdurrant · 11-27-2014, 09:17 AM

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Originally Posted by HarryT

I think they've made a mistake there - that's way too cheap. Baen's books cost at least $6 each, so that would be $4k-ish for 767 books.

I'd have estimated more like $2,000 for 767 (around $3/book) which is about what they cost in the monthly bundles. Under $600 would be an amazing bargain.

pdurrant · 11-27-2014, 09:18 AM

Hmm... I wonder if they'd do a deal on a coming year of webscriptions....

fjtorres · 11-27-2014, 09:22 AM

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Originally Posted by HarryT

I think they've made a mistake there - that's way too cheap. Baen's books cost at least $6 each, so that would be $4k-ish for 767 books.

Of course I've already bought them all, plus an awful lot which they no longer sell.

Depends on their contract terms.

A bundle like that can be considered a promo effort, not unlike the CDs.
Their unbundled prices run $6 retail and their royalty may or not be the "industry standard" of 25% of net. And many contracts allow for promos and sales under deep-discount terms.

Figure a 50% discount for the mass buy to get the nominal price to $3 each and the royalty to 25% and Baen writes off their take as promo, advertising, or goodwill and you're there. (By the time this thread is dead they might get a good chunk of it back in eyeball action for their brand.

)

Alternately, they might be bundling in their free titles from the CDs and bookkeeping the rest at higher prices or any of a dozen creative accounting tricks.

The amazing thing to me isn't the price but that they took the time to create a custom bundle. That just bought them a whole load of goodwill with me...and I was already impressed with their business and outreach practices.

pwalker8 · 11-27-2014, 12:39 PM

Don't forget all the books in the free Baen Library.

Little.Egret · 11-27-2014, 05:14 PM

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Originally Posted by pwalker8

Don't forget all the books in the free Baen Library.

That's 31 books plus 14 or so available only on the Baenebooks.com website

http://www.amazon.com/s/?url=search-...publisher=Baen

http://www.amazon.co.uk/s/?url=searc...publisher=Baen
http://www.amazon.ca/s/?url=search-a...publisher=Baen
http://www.amazon.com.au/s/?url=sear...publisher=Baen

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11-26-2014, 10:53 PM	#2
cromag Surfin the alpha waves ~~ Posts: 26,767 Karma: 459765791 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: New Jersey Device: Jetbook Lite & Mini, Nook STR, Kobo, Hanvon N516, Kindle 2, Androids	You know, that's not bad!

11-26-2014, 11:05 PM	#3
Jessica Lares Wizard Posts: 2,240 Karma: 5759170 Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Near Dallas, Texas, USA Device: iPad Mini, iPod Touch (5th gen)	You'd make your want to read list pretty huge though.

11-27-2014, 12:38 AM	#4
rdjack21 Groupie Posts: 153 Karma: 3241792 Join Date: May 2011 Device: Elocity A7, Nook STR, Galaxy Nexus	That is more than a good deal that is an outstanding deal! I mean do the math $577.68 / 767 books = $0.75 each. Or put another way if I liked 82 of them I would break even at $7 book but I'm positive I could find more than that to like in 767 books..

11-27-2014, 12:55 AM	#5
bizzybody Addict Posts: 302 Karma: 8317682 Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Idaho, USA Device: Various PalmOS PDAs, Android Phones, Sharper Image Literati	What would be extra useful, if Baen offered this all for one option, is to automatically remove any previously purchased ebooks from the total.

11-27-2014, 08:10 AM	#6
fjtorres Grand Sorcerer Posts: 11,732 Karma: 128354696 Join Date: May 2009 Location: 26 kly from Sgr A* Device: T100TA,PW2,PRS-T1,KT,FireHD 8.9,K2, PB360,BeBook One,Axim51v,TC1000	1- I'm impressed that they actually answered. 2- More impressed by the bundle price. 3- Too late for me.

11-27-2014, 08:34 AM	#8
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,560 Karma: 93980341 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	I think they've made a mistake there - that's way too cheap. Baen's books cost at least $6 each, so that would be $4k-ish for 767 books. Of course I've already bought them all, plus an awful lot which they no longer sell.

11-27-2014, 09:10 AM	#9
DrNefario Wizard Posts: 2,227 Karma: 12029046 Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: UK Device: Kindle, Kobo Touch, Nook SimpleTouch	It's a bad deal for me. I already have plenty of theirs I haven't read, and I suspect the ones I still want wouldn't cost anywhere near that much. I seem to remember that Angry Robot did an offer for all of their books some time ago.

11-27-2014, 09:13 AM	#10
pdurrant The Grand Mouse 高貴的老鼠 Posts: 74,457 Karma: 318076944 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Norfolk, England Device: Kindle Oasis	If I didn't already have almost all of Baen's output, that would be very, very tempting.

11-27-2014, 09:18 AM	#12
pdurrant The Grand Mouse 高貴的老鼠 Posts: 74,457 Karma: 318076944 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Norfolk, England Device: Kindle Oasis	Hmm... I wonder if they'd do a deal on a coming year of webscriptions....

11-27-2014, 12:39 PM	#14
pwalker8 Grand Sorcerer Posts: 7,196 Karma: 70314280 Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Atlanta, GA Device: iPad Pro, iPad mini, Kobo Aura, Amazon paperwhite, Sony PRS-T2	Don't forget all the books in the free Baen Library.

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