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Book Pricing and Promotion: How to Market and Promote Your Kindle Book. A Self-Publisher’s Guide to Writing Books That Sell.
Book Pricing & Promotion teaches you how to price your book for optimal results. You’ll see data from personal tests in different book categories showing you how to price your book to balance high volume sales, to maintain high page listings, as well as the best profits possible.
The book also looks at my results from popular marketing and promotional sites, both free and paid marketing. Learn how to use marketing and promotion sites for the best possible outcomes and how to correctly publish a new book for improved long term outcomes.
The book also looks at my results from popular marketing and promotional sites, both free and paid marketing. Learn how to use marketing and promotion sites for the best possible outcomes and how to correctly publish a new book for improved long term outcomes.
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29 pages, Kindle Edition
Published February 28, 2016
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March 6, 2024
It's OK.
This book is geared more for authors that specialize in nonfiction books. There was some good information in here, but I didn't learn anything new.
This book is geared more for authors that specialize in nonfiction books. There was some good information in here, but I didn't learn anything new.
May 22, 2018
Another quick, intriguing read from Foster. He did the marketing/promotion experiment with his own books so we don't have to, and I really appreciate that! I enjoyed this and found the information helpful. There's a good chance I'll be returning to this book someday and use what's inside. I'd recommend this book to any authors looking to get a better grasp on marketing and pricing their own books.
February 14, 2019
Very minimal
Read this book hoping for something new and interesting but unfortunately it falls short of substance. Using a more general approach would have been better than what the author has written.
Read this book hoping for something new and interesting but unfortunately it falls short of substance. Using a more general approach would have been better than what the author has written.
September 19, 2021
Meh
Not really much there. Info is WAY outdated. Feels written by a ghost writer, probably hired off fiverr. Mickelson twins?
Grammar is weak, structure seems slopped together. I don't recommend this book to anyone.
Not really much there. Info is WAY outdated. Feels written by a ghost writer, probably hired off fiverr. Mickelson twins?
Grammar is weak, structure seems slopped together. I don't recommend this book to anyone.
November 17, 2021
Optimal pricing for electronic books.
Interesting study of price points vs. Sales and Profits for ebooks. Pick the right price and profits will be optimized. Pick the wrong price, and sales will vanish!
Interesting study of price points vs. Sales and Profits for ebooks. Pick the right price and profits will be optimized. Pick the wrong price, and sales will vanish!
March 14, 2022
Discouraging
Although as a free booklet it has good information on book sales and promotion, it is also more than a little discouraging. The good news is that the expectations it produces are rational, but the bad news for me is its difficulty interpreting what I write.
Although as a free booklet it has good information on book sales and promotion, it is also more than a little discouraging. The good news is that the expectations it produces are rational, but the bad news for me is its difficulty interpreting what I write.
September 15, 2022
Great info
The information in this read are very helpful in understanding the world of pricing. Great read for anyone looking to publish and also to keep your book active in the market.
The information in this read are very helpful in understanding the world of pricing. Great read for anyone looking to publish and also to keep your book active in the market.
January 1, 2024
Useful experiences and results
Helpful results from the author's in-depth and diverse experiments in using Kindle to sell a variety of his books. In only 30 minutes I benefited from his tests and conclusions. Sure worth the time.
Helpful results from the author's in-depth and diverse experiments in using Kindle to sell a variety of his books. In only 30 minutes I benefited from his tests and conclusions. Sure worth the time.
June 8, 2017
Useful and relevant
Great little read reporting on the results of book pricing experiments the author conducted. Saves me the work and experience. Thanks for sharing Alex!
Great little read reporting on the results of book pricing experiments the author conducted. Saves me the work and experience. Thanks for sharing Alex!
December 22, 2018
Data Driven
A quick read and some data driven and practical advice on how to price your book for success on Amazon. A good, quick read.
A quick read and some data driven and practical advice on how to price your book for success on Amazon. A good, quick read.
January 7, 2019
Very interesting and informative. Like other reviewers, I'm grateful to the author for testing all this with his own books. The data he gleaned is quite valuable.
October 24, 2020
Very basic info
Was it worth the $$ maybe maybe not. Felt like something tossed together to get out the door to make a few bucks then anything,
July 26, 2021
Very poor. Nothing to tell.
Very poor.
Nothing to tell.
Waste of time and mone
Avoid this book please
Writer should withraw the book for sake of others
Very poor.
Nothing to tell.
Waste of time and mone
Avoid this book please
Writer should withraw the book for sake of others
November 8, 2022
ISSA How to that pretty much regurgitates what we pretty much regurgitate to people who already know this regurgitation fodder.
March 11, 2023
Full of useful information
I liked the fact that real test data were included. I wish more data points in the middle prices had been included.
I liked the fact that real test data were included. I wish more data points in the middle prices had been included.
January 24, 2024
Quick read but packs a punch
I struggle with pricing, and I look forward to implementing the strategies in this book! They seem rock solid and well researched.
I struggle with pricing, and I look forward to implementing the strategies in this book! They seem rock solid and well researched.
January 25, 2025
Quick read with great tips I plan on using!
September 23, 2016
The secret to success is learning from mistakes - preferably someone else's mistakes.
I'm not an author but I'm fascinated with the new world of e-publishing and the opportunities it's opened up for self-published writers. There are many, many books that claim to tell you how to achieve certain results with your e-book. You could fill up your Kindle with ones claiming to tell you how to get reviews. I think the subject of book pricing has been largely ignored and yet what could be of more interest to an author?
This guy writes e-books for a living. He has a nice style - clear, lively, and entertaining. He's refreshingly down-to-earth and honest. He freely admits that his testing in the field of book pricing isn't exhaustive. He simply says that it's helped him make some decisions about pricing and might give you some pointers, too. I loved it when he admitted that he stopped one test early because sales of one of his most popular series had tanked and he needed to right the ship to avert disaster. Hunger for scientific knowledge is fine, but if you ignore the profits you may experience hunger for food (which is NOT fine.)
If you're an author, you are already familiar with KDP (Kindle Direct Publishing) and with the Kindle royalty system. I was particularly interested that he considers $2.99 to be mid-level pricing. (99 cents is low and $9.99 is high.) I would have put the mid-level at $4.99, since I've read that seems to be the cut-off price for many buyers.
I was also interested in the three different kinds of markets - based on growth and number of current customers. If you're a finance major, these will probably be familiar to you. If you're trying to make a living selling books, it's information you need. In the same vein, the importance of seller ranking surprised me, although it shouldn't. According to the author, if a book has a poor seller ranking, it doesn't show up in searches. So the author must figure out which promotional technique (including a free or 99 cents sale) will generate enough sales to move the book into the sweet zone where buyers will find it.
He outlines his use of both free and paid promotional sites and tells what results he saw. Some of the big name sites were busts and one was effective, but pricey. He keeps pounding away at the idea that you must spend money (and time) to promote your books, but you can never lose sight of the bottom line.
I got this book during a free promotion and read it because I was curious. I think his ideas and experiences are definitely worth a buck to an author looking for ways to improve his profits. And when you've finished with this one, check out Nick Vulich's KINDLE CASH SYSTEM. He's another guy who can write and who has some wisdom to pass along.
I'm not an author but I'm fascinated with the new world of e-publishing and the opportunities it's opened up for self-published writers. There are many, many books that claim to tell you how to achieve certain results with your e-book. You could fill up your Kindle with ones claiming to tell you how to get reviews. I think the subject of book pricing has been largely ignored and yet what could be of more interest to an author?
This guy writes e-books for a living. He has a nice style - clear, lively, and entertaining. He's refreshingly down-to-earth and honest. He freely admits that his testing in the field of book pricing isn't exhaustive. He simply says that it's helped him make some decisions about pricing and might give you some pointers, too. I loved it when he admitted that he stopped one test early because sales of one of his most popular series had tanked and he needed to right the ship to avert disaster. Hunger for scientific knowledge is fine, but if you ignore the profits you may experience hunger for food (which is NOT fine.)
If you're an author, you are already familiar with KDP (Kindle Direct Publishing) and with the Kindle royalty system. I was particularly interested that he considers $2.99 to be mid-level pricing. (99 cents is low and $9.99 is high.) I would have put the mid-level at $4.99, since I've read that seems to be the cut-off price for many buyers.
I was also interested in the three different kinds of markets - based on growth and number of current customers. If you're a finance major, these will probably be familiar to you. If you're trying to make a living selling books, it's information you need. In the same vein, the importance of seller ranking surprised me, although it shouldn't. According to the author, if a book has a poor seller ranking, it doesn't show up in searches. So the author must figure out which promotional technique (including a free or 99 cents sale) will generate enough sales to move the book into the sweet zone where buyers will find it.
He outlines his use of both free and paid promotional sites and tells what results he saw. Some of the big name sites were busts and one was effective, but pricey. He keeps pounding away at the idea that you must spend money (and time) to promote your books, but you can never lose sight of the bottom line.
I got this book during a free promotion and read it because I was curious. I think his ideas and experiences are definitely worth a buck to an author looking for ways to improve his profits. And when you've finished with this one, check out Nick Vulich's KINDLE CASH SYSTEM. He's another guy who can write and who has some wisdom to pass along.
April 16, 2017
Short and Sweet
I liked this book because it gave me information from testing...saving me lots of time and money on marketing strategies. Gives encouragement and tips to help raise a books rankings.
I liked this book because it gave me information from testing...saving me lots of time and money on marketing strategies. Gives encouragement and tips to help raise a books rankings.
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