Is discounting the only way to sell books?
I’ve been watching my sales on Amazon.com go up and down like my hemlines in the 70’s for the last 4 months. For the first time in 5 years of selling new and used books on Amazon, I’ve gone entire days, sometimes 2 days, without a single sale.
Now I admit, I don’t have a very [...]
December 1, 2008
Tags: book sales, online book selling, self publishing Posted in: marketing, self publishing 
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When to sell books yourself, and when not to
Here’s a topic that came up recently with a client: when to sell your book yourself and when to have someone order directly from your publisher.
If you buy books from your publisher for $10 each and your retail price is $20, that gives you a $10 profit, right?
Well, sometimes. If you’re selling the book directly [...]
October 17, 2008
Tags: book sales, distribution Posted in: self publishing 2 Comments
