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Lilo, I self-published with CreateSpace. My book has 356 pages, and I set the price at 9.99$ for a 85 cents profit. Amazon reduced the price to 8.99$, which I think is more than reasonable.The quality of the prints by CS is remarkable. Since it doesn't cost anything to publish with them, why not give your readers the choice?
Do people buy it? Well, my book is relatively new so the sales are still rather slow, but the people who saw the printed version were all impressed by it. An internet friend even order 5 copies directly from me as the author gets them a lot cheaper. For 10 books, it costs me $59.20 ($8 Shipping included).
Ann aka Iftcan wrote: "Lilo--if I can get it on ebook for a lot less--then no, I won't buy it. Having said that--I have bought a couple of self-published books, but only because they were NOT available as an ebook."Ditto this but to be fair, I am this way with all books not just self published. I prefer all my books to be e-books.
It depends. Before buying an ereader, I used to buy quite a lot of self published physical books in a niche sub-genre with very few traditional publications. Even then, I wouldn't buy that many self pub in traditional genres.
I'm not opposed to buying physical books but my current situation makes it difficult to do, since I can't get deliveries. That's regardless of self pub or not.Would I pay more for a physical copy? If I had easy access to delivery, I'd still probably say no. Especially since I've basically been forced to become a digital reader and am used to it.
I'm not sure how much everything costs or how it all works. If you can do a test run without costing yourself too much, I'd certainly suggest trying it. Not everyone is like me, living in an apartment building which makes delivery impossible.
$9.99 is more than I'd pay for an author I hadn't read before. But I've spent that and more on ebooks by authors I've read and liked. Also have a massive collection of free ebooks which is putting a strain on my ability to allow myself to pay over a set level.
Ah. I forgot to mention that part. I've read a bunch of 5 star books which turned out to be self published. With my move to digital, I rarely pay attention to publisher. Except for Bold Strokes something or other.
I have bought a self-published book by
for over $10.00. So that's not the problem. The problem is she really needed an editor for the book so I wasn't planning on buying another from her.
Ann aka Iftcan wrote: "Lilo--if I can get it on ebook for a lot less--then no, I won't buy it. Having said that--I have bought a couple of self-published books, but only because they were NOT available as an ebook."I agree. If the story is available in ebook for the same price or less, I won't buy a paper copy. Even if it's from an author I love.
Having done it myself, I can tell you that paperback sales are hard to come by unless you are prepared to attend book fairs, market, sell to your friends & family... I am still to make money from paperbacks - at a huge loss at the moment! I always end up giving most away for free to friends who have supported me/ family. Also, my pricing is not competitive when you see what you can get other books for at the supermarket, via online deals, etc.Only go for it if you know what to do. If you need any advice or help, send me a direct message :)
All the best,
Vanessa :)
Vanessa, I appreciate your warnings! I was not thinking of purchasing a stock myself. I was thinking of Createspace. That is Amazon's on Demand printing. Where you can buy it on the internet in print and have it shipped to you.
Lilo
I find everyone's responses very interesting... I had heard from several friends that they were disappointed I didn't have a print copy. They prefer print copies. But this is the first time I have found people like me who prefer ebooks. I just don't like killing trees or accumulating "stuff" in my house. :)
Lilo, I know I answered already, but as I said, it costs you nothing, and in the end, it's a great feeling to be able to hold it in your hands. Besides, you can do giveaways on Goodreads (and elsewhere) and maybe help promote your book.
G.G. wrote: "Lilo, I know I answered already, but as I said, it costs you nothing, and in the end, it's a great feeling to be able to hold it in your hands. Besides, you can do giveaways on Goodreads (and els..."
G.G. That is a really good point about the giveaways. I think I'll do CreateSpace. As you are right, no risk involved.
I'm a new self-published Indie Author. I have an ebook out, but was considering getting it printed.
There are several places where I can do this, but the book would be printed on demand. It would be available through internet sources (Amazon, B&N) but would not be in the store. Of course the price would have to be considerably higher to make any money off of it as the print cost is so much.
Is it worth it to you to hold in your hand?
How much would you pay for it if it were like 350 pages?
Would you really order it online rather then downloading it via ebook?
Lilo Abernathy