Published Book to Barnes & Noble and Smashwords

I am counting on everyone getting a B&N Nook or an Amazon Kindle for Christmas and then going out to buy books on December 26. I am ready. My book is now out as Amazon Kindle, B&N Nook, and at Smashwords in a bunch of formats, including plain text.

I am charging more than the average book. I don’t believe that people buy books based on price. People look at a book and if the price is what they consider reasonable they buy it. All books are not the same and most people will not buy the cheapest book on a site. On the other hand, I am charging more than average, so there may be a penalty to pay.

At all of these sites I make about $5 or more a book when it sells. If I charged 99¢ for a book I’d make a quarter. I’d have to sell 20 books at 99¢ to make what I would make in one sale at $8. It seems reasonable, although counter intuitive, that higher priced books make more money than bargain books.

By the way, if you read this blog or friend me on FaceBook, just send me a message and I’ll send you the link so you can read the book for free. Let strangers pay for the book, not my friends.

One Comment

  1. Jim wrote:

    Thanks, yes. I’d like to read it.

    Thursday, November 25, 2010 at 3:56 pm | Permalink