Another Aussie from down under

wannabee · 10-01-2010, 12:34 AM

Hi, I'm a designer living in the Southern Highlands of New South Wales about an hour out of Sydney and have been hired to make eBooks. I knew they existed but only read up on how to build one the day before the interview. Google kept sending me here and I made my first ePub during the interview and got the job. All the other applicants hadn't found MobileRead had they. Thanks guys, you got me a job.

SneakySnake · 10-01-2010, 12:40 AM

wow!

Welcome to MR

MrPLD · 10-01-2010, 12:41 AM

Well done - and welcome to MR.

wannabee · 10-01-2010, 12:44 AM

Thanks SneakySnake

wannabee · 10-01-2010, 12:46 AM

Hi MrPLD, thanks, How long did it take you to come up with the $3.99 point of sale price? And are you self publishing on Amazon or iBooks?

MrPLD · 10-01-2010, 12:52 AM

Wannabee,

We started out at $8.90 but quickly determined that wasn't going to roll for a debut novel, no matter how well written. Almost everyone was doing $2.99 for theirs but we noticed that most were 60~80,000 words, where's "Tree of Life" is 120,000 words, so we decided that $3.99 would be a fair price for that amount of work. Fortunately the reviews that have been coming back essentially confirm that the book is worth the price.

We're self-published using Lightning source for the dead-tree version and the eBook we host/sell ourselves but additionally we have it listed on Amazon and Goodreads to capture additional potential markets/exposure. We could also try Smashwords but we're getting a bit concerned about the excessive spreading, especially when you consider that each location usually has a minimum accrued income before they payout, which means you could end up with $200 of sales spread all around but still not have a single payment

Paul

GeoffC · 10-01-2010, 06:42 AM

Welcome to mobileread ....

and well done on the interview ! just shows it pays to do your homework

nohmi2 · 10-01-2010, 06:48 AM

Welcome.

Nice to have another Aussie here.

Cheers

neilmarr · 10-01-2010, 07:37 AM

Good to have your new company, Wannabee. Best wishes. Neil

ImogenRose · 10-01-2010, 09:08 AM

Hi and welcome to MR!

Imogen

Valmore Daniels · 10-01-2010, 10:07 AM

welcome

good luck in your new venture

wannabee · 10-02-2010, 09:24 PM

Thanks everyone for the kind welcome, I'm already finding many answers and hints. I'm looking forward to trying some of them.

10-01-2010, 12:34 AM	#1
wannabee Media Bloke Posts: 2,381 Karma: 113956855 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: NSW - Australia Device: iOS	Another Aussie from down under Hi, I'm a designer living in the Southern Highlands of New South Wales about an hour out of Sydney and have been hired to make eBooks. I knew they existed but only read up on how to build one the day before the interview. Google kept sending me here and I made my first ePub during the interview and got the job. All the other applicants hadn't found MobileRead had they. Thanks guys, you got me a job.

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wannabee Media Bloke Posts: 2,381 Karma: 113956855 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: NSW - Australia Device: iOS	Thanks SneakySnake

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wannabee Media Bloke Posts: 2,381 Karma: 113956855 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: NSW - Australia Device: iOS	Hi MrPLD, thanks, How long did it take you to come up with the $3.99 point of sale price? And are you self publishing on Amazon or iBooks?

10-01-2010, 12:52 AM	#6
MrPLD Author's pet-geek Posts: 933 Karma: 1040670 Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: North Queensland, Australia Device: Kindle 3 Wifi, Onyx Boox M96	Wannabee, We started out at $8.90 but quickly determined that wasn't going to roll for a debut novel, no matter how well written. Almost everyone was doing $2.99 for theirs but we noticed that most were 60~80,000 words, where's "Tree of Life" is 120,000 words, so we decided that $3.99 would be a fair price for that amount of work. Fortunately the reviews that have been coming back essentially confirm that the book is worth the price. We're self-published using Lightning source for the dead-tree version and the eBook we host/sell ourselves but additionally we have it listed on Amazon and Goodreads to capture additional potential markets/exposure. We could also try Smashwords but we're getting a bit concerned about the excessive spreading, especially when you consider that each location usually has a minimum accrued income before they payout, which means you could end up with $200 of sales spread all around but still not have a single payment Paul

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GeoffC Chocolate Grasshopper ... Posts: 27,599 Karma: 20821184 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Scotland Device: Muse HD , Cybook Gen3 , Pocketbook 302 (Black) , Nexus 10: wife has PW	Welcome to mobileread .... and well done on the interview ! just shows it pays to do your homework

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nohmi2 Pensively observing. Posts: 1,758 Karma: 12675456 Join Date: Jun 2008 Device: Varied.	Welcome. Nice to have another Aussie here. Cheers

10-01-2010, 07:37 AM	#9
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Valmore Daniels Grand Sorcerer Posts: 6,592 Karma: 2822668 Join Date: Jul 2010 Device: Kindle	welcome good luck in your new venture

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10-02-2010, 09:24 PM	#12
wannabee Media Bloke Posts: 2,381 Karma: 113956855 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: NSW - Australia Device: iOS	Thanks everyone for the kind welcome, I'm already finding many answers and hints. I'm looking forward to trying some of them.