The New World of Publishing: Pricing 2013 - Page 2

Bilbo1967 · 05-24-2013, 06:06 PM

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Originally Posted by kennyc

I've been considering doing a 'pre-release' of the non-fiction book I'm working on. If I do it, it would be approximately 1/3 of the finished book. It is comprised of many independent chapters/topics. I've been juggling both whether to do it and how to price it (and perhaps off an incentive for early purchasers...discount on full version or some such...I don't want it to get complicated though...)

What's the topic? Would a free sample of a smaller percentage of the book be more effective?

kennyc · 05-24-2013, 06:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Bilbo1967

What's the topic? Would a free sample of a smaller percentage of the book be more effective?

That's kindof what I'm juggling with. I could even, (actually have on my blog) post/give away piece parts. I'm calling it "How Do We Know" and will be something like 10-20 science articles/essays on a variety of topics.

Lemurion · 05-25-2013, 12:25 PM

Mark Coker did some number-crunching with Smashwords sales on the Huffington Post that you can find here.

It doesn't quite support Smith's pricing, but it does indicate that there's a lot of under-pricing going on.

kennyc · 05-25-2013, 12:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Lemurion

Mark Coker did some number-crunching with Smashwords sales on the Huffington Post that you can find here.

It doesn't quite support Smith's pricing, but it does indicate that there's a lot of under-pricing going on.

Excellent. Thanks.

Lemurion · 05-25-2013, 12:43 PM

YW, real numbers always help these discussions.

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05-25-2013, 12:25 PM	#18
Lemurion eReader Posts: 2,750 Karma: 4968470 Join Date: Aug 2007 Device: Note 5; PW3; Nook HD+; ChuWi Hi12; iPad	Mark Coker did some number-crunching with Smashwords sales on the Huffington Post that you can find here. It doesn't quite support Smith's pricing, but it does indicate that there's a lot of under-pricing going on.

05-25-2013, 12:43 PM	#20
Lemurion eReader Posts: 2,750 Karma: 4968470 Join Date: Aug 2007 Device: Note 5; PW3; Nook HD+; ChuWi Hi12; iPad	YW, real numbers always help these discussions.