Re: Uniform EBook Pricing

Most of the eBook retailers have in their contracts that you agree to 
price your books with them at the same price you sell yourself. Thus, 
if your book sells for $4 on your site, you should price it at $4 or 
less on the retailer site. Clearly you make more money when selling 
direct, but the retailers are concerned that publishers will use the 
retailer for exposure and flip the sale.

At least with Fictionwise, this does not prohibit your ability to 
offer an occasional sale--and you don't have to lower your price with 
the retailer. However, if they determine that your sale is actually 
an ongoing price reduction, they may find that you've violated your 
contract, kick you off, and who knows what else.

Although it pains me to pay 50% royalties to retailers, I recognize 
that they provide a valuable service and recommend not gaming the 
system. 

Rob Preece
Publisher, www.BooksForABuck.com



--- In [email protected], "townleykevyn" 
<townleykevyn@...> wrote:
>
> I have a query regarding the uniformity of ebook pricing.
> 
> I am not sure of the commission deducted by Amazon for selling an 
> EBook - I have gathered from reading some other posts that it can 
be 
> up to 60% commission. So I have a few queries;
>  - Is there a fairly standard commission applied to ebook sales 
from 
> Amazon, ie how much do they charge the author for the priviledge of 
> using their forum
>  - What are the other main retail ebook sites and their approximate 
> commissions
>  - Does Amazon (and others) prevent you from selling your Ebook on 
> your own site for a lesser rate? That is to say, if you place your 
> Ebook on Amazon @ say, $24.00, can you then sell it on your site 
(or 
> others) at a lesser rate, eg $16.00
> 
> Thanks in advance for your feedback
> 
> Kevyn
>



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