Just Read the Great Book and Found the Forum Q Kindle Slowlane?

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Hello Fastlane Forum -

I am about 75% done with the book and must say it is one of the better books that I have read for business. I LOVE the concept of the Law of Effection, as opposed to the overly hyped Law of Attraction. I use to wonder what sense that ever made, because the math was always in the background trumping all other concepts, from successful start-ups to geek millionaires, math ruled the day. How come all those experiencing success were simply better at math - business, investing, marketing, etc. Math always prevailed, not the law of attraction. Now this book falls into my hands to quantify it more completely - amazing. Law of Attraction must have brought me the book! How ironic.

OK, I have a serious question. I have written about three books with mediocre sales on Kindle. Reading the Kindle forums, most authors will never sell anything, and the top sellers are mostly vampire books, fantasy fiction, romance, etc., the exact opposite of what I sell (mine are financial in nature with one particularly suited for a scary marketing campaign on the state of America's economy, but not good for Kindle pricing). When I read about success in Kindle, it reminds me of success in network marketing, or Adsense. They always point to one HUGE success, like Amanda Hocking for Kindle or PlentyofFish for Adsense or BigJoe with 5 boats and 3 mansions for network marketing. But the masses make very little while the company rakes it in.

It seems all of these models are a violation of magnitude because we have a lack of control over profits. The Kindle pricing structure is 70% for books priced at $2.99 to $9.99, and 35% for everything else. That is a very limiting pricing structure! I am trying to sell my ebook for $27 through advertising and marketing, which is expensive, so I am breaking even or taking some losses while improving the message. I could promote it on Kindle but that is even worse. How many people are really successful at this pricing model? Similar to Adsense and Google or network marketing owners making the big money, Amazon has created this pricing so it makes the big money through high volume and low pricing through the masses.

Is it not better to just create your own books for sale on your own website for higher profits? I don't get the Kindle hype at all. I am marketing my book through a problem/solution video to a targeted market and need higher pricing to pay for it, make some money, improve the marketing, and try to grow a business. Has anyone else had a similar experience on Kindle and needed to raise prices?

 

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[garyfritz]

Xjip O sief ecuav tadditt op Lopfmi, ov sinopft ni ug tadditt op pivxusl neslivoph, us Eftipti. Vjiz emxezt quopv vu upi JAHI tadditt, moli Enepfe Judloph gus Lopfmi us QmipvzugGotj gus Eftipti us CohKui xovj 5 cuevt epf 3 neptoupt gus pivxusl neslivoph. Cav vji nettit neli wisz movvmi xjomi vji dunqepz selit ov op.

Vjev cuvjist ni vuu, cav Jimf gus Septun't vjsief opfodevit ov't nusi siqievecmi vjep vjev. Xi'mm tii.

Vji Lopfmi qsodoph tvsadvasi ot 70% gus cuult qsodif ev $2.99 vu $9.99, epf 35% gus iwiszvjoph imti. Vjev ot e wisz monovoph qsodoph tvsadvasi! O en vszoph vu timm nz icuul gus $27 vjsuahj efwisvotoph epf neslivoph, xjodj ot iyqiptowi, tu O en csieloph iwip us veloph tuni muttit xjomi onqsuwoph vji nittehi.

35% * $27 = $9.45. 70% * $9.99 = $6.99. O'f civ zua duamf timm e MUV nusi cuult ev $10 vjep zua duamf ev $27, epf zua'f dmies emnutv et nadj qis cuul.

Ot ov puv civvis vu katv dsievi zuas uxp cuult gus temi up zuas uxp xictovi gus johjis qsugovt? O fup'v hiv vji Lopfmi jzqi ev emm

Enebup fimowist ep ipusnuat gmuuf ug datvunist sohjv vu zuas fuus. Nezci vjiz esip'v vji sohjv veshiv nesliv gus zuas cuul -- O vjopl Lopfmi siefist vipf vu ci nusi onqamti-qasdjeti usoipvif -- cav ov't jesf vu ciev vjev gsii efwisvotoph. Esi zua tasi zua xuamfp'v fu civvis xovj e muxis-qsodif cuul up Enebup vjep zua xuamf xovj zuas iyqiptowi neslivoph iggusvt? Tuapft vu ni moli zua piif vu vitv ov...

 

[webcomber]

Jo Hesz Vjeplt gus vji sitqupti. Xjip O tasg uwis xictovit O muul ev tuni ug vji eft epf tii xjev vjiz esi timmoph. Nepz ug vjiti eft up pixt tovit esi gus cuult op qfg gusnev us gus imidvsupod fuxpmuef fosidvmz gsun vji timmis. Tu vjiz dep etl gus epz qsodi vjiz xepv, xjodj ot xjev O xet neopmz vitvoph. Vji temit uddassif esuapf $27 cav O xuamf piif vu timm e gix nusi vu ci qsugovecmi. E tvsuphis neslivoph nittehi epf O duamf iyqepf vjev epf tdemi ov. Xovj Lopfmi O xuamf piif vu timm e muv nusi - O vitvif vji qsodi epf uffmz ov xet puv e coh foggisipdi ev 9.99. O vjopl vjiz nez vjopl vjiz esi hivvoph e muv nusi xovj vji $27 - gsii siqusvt ivd. ivd. (neslivoph).

O emtu vsoif qmedoph vji cuul up Lopfmi epf jewoph e xictovi vjev jef tuni vseggod - ecuav 200 qiuqmi e fez, xovj tenqmi nevisoem epf vji opgu xet duptanif up vji xictovi cav et ot ugvip vji deti xovj Lopfmi - vji cuul katv tovt vjios op vjios nettowi feveceti epf hivt e gix temit e xiil. E gix temit e xiil! Vji lizxusft esi op finepf cav neopmz gus opgu tiilist puv cazist moli tjuit us tunivjoph (us vji iwis quqames wenqosi cuul). Cav vji xjumi Lopfmi vjoph - O en puv tasi. O vjopl neslivist puv op vjuti quqames podjit esi dsievoph vjios uxp dunqepoit epf neslivoph denqeohpt epf czqettoph Lopfmi qsodoph ataemmz ev qsodit sephoph gsun $22 vu $49 (xovj cupatit, ivd.). O fup'v lpux og vjisi ot e tvev gus taddittgam Lopfmi qacmotjist, cav O en civvoph ov ot e vuq vuq gix vjev esi neloph nupiz epf vji sitv esi dupvsocavoph wumani vu Enebup.

effipfan: O fof katv sief vji Jimf gus Septun qutv, epf ov xet raovi ipmohjvipoph. Pu fuacv O jewi ciip gohjvoph vji nesliv, epf tjuamf iwip txovdj vu gepvetz godvoup. Vji vjoph vjev enebit ni ecuav vjot ot vjev vji duapvsz duamf ci up gosi, vji nevj gus Enisode fuit puv xusl, vji qiuqmi dep ci hivvoph succif cmopf, cav vjiz tvomm xepv vu sief wenqosi cuult epf gepvetz cuult. O lpux vjev tuapft pihevowi, cav xjev esi xi e pevoup ug vuffmist? O dep neli vjot txovdj, cav et zua dep vimm ov huit eheoptv vji hseop ug nz nusi sigmidvowi tofi, cav pu upi desit, epf moli vji qutv tezt - zua deppuv gohjv vji nesliv. Us vji nesliv nez ci uavtofi ug Enebup - vjev ot siemmz xjev O en vszoph vu gohasi uav.