Lessons Learned Getting Other People to Sell My Ebook

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Would someone provide some more details around the $10 threshold for Kindle Direct Publishing? I read the page linked from the article [1], and it looked like the two options were 35% royalties or 70% royalties, and the qualifications for the 70% royalties didn't seem to mention any sort of pricing requirements.

[1] https://kdp.amazon.com/self-publishing/help?topicId=A29FL26O...

It's linked near the bottom of that page. https://kdp.amazon.com/self-publishing/help?topicId=A301WJ6X...

Ah, thank you! I missed that.

Interesting write-up. I wonder if the OP would bother with listing on Amazon next time?

I wouldn't bother. For me, the revenue isn't worth it. Even under $10, not all sales get 70%. Some still only get 35%. Pragprog was definitely more worthwhile. Sales were more substantial and the folks at pragprog are fantastic. Very professional and easy to work with.

I would. There really wasn't much 'bother' to speak of once I understood how it worked. And even though it wasn't as fruitful as other efforts, many small returns add up quickly.

I'll be interested to hear how the print edition works out. So many things are different between the various ebook deals and their markets and the printed book deals and their markets.

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