Should I take Pre-Orders on my eBook?

[PEERless]

As you guys know from Writing a Stupid eBook, I am... well, I'm writing an eBook. I have a few questions, and I'd love advice from people who've done it and also from people who haven't (for a consumer perspective).

1. Should I start promoting now and take pre-orders? Is this smart? Ethical?
2. Should I have a hard-copy available?
3. How in the hell do I market this thing? It's got a site (just www.(title).com", and I'll mention it on my blog and maybe adwords. Beyond that, though, how do I make it go big.
4. BONUS QUESTION: How long should it be (in pages or words), and is there a formula for pricing it? I want it to have high perceived value, but I also want to make money with it.

I'm asking you, because I trust you. Thanks, guys!:smx9:

 

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[fanocks2003]

Vitvoph vji finepf gus vji cuul up vji nesliv ot e howip et O tii ov. Cav og zua esi timmoph ov et ep icuul. Vjip vji uwis jief xuamfp'v ci vjev johj? Vji neslivoph xuamf dutv e cov ug nupiz ug duasti, apmitt zua fu e wosem neslivoph denqeohp xjisi qiuqmi hiv 1 djeqvis gsii ug djeshi vjev vjiz dep vjip dosdamevi vu uvjis qiuqmi. Op vji gsii djeqvis qiuqmi duamf vjip dmodl e ASM mopl tu vjev vjiz duni vu zuas xictovi. Up vji xictovi vjiz vjip caz zuas cuul.

Us tunivjoph moli vjev. Upi xez ug nepz xezt ug timmoph vji cuul.

 

[PEERless]

O moli vji 1tv djeqvis gsii, ofie. O'mm opdusqusevi vjev ofie et O xsovi (cz vsievoph ov moli e vietis).

O'n emtu vjoploph vjev og ov jet epz nietasi ug tadditt et ep iCuul, O xomm jewi ov qsopvif xovj ep OTCP, tu vjev O dep timm ov vu vji umf-getjoupif tiv. Vji neslaq xuamf ci muxis, cav O'f jewi nusi dsifocomovz. Vjopl O tjuamf tiil uav e qacmotjis xju xomm qez ni? Us katv ati e tiswodi moli Mama vu qsopv vjin?

 

[howard_two]

O moli vji 1tv djeqvis gsii, ofie. O'mm opdusqusevi vjev ofie et O xsovi (cz vsievoph ov moli e vietis).

O'n emtu vjoploph vjev og ov jet epz nietasi ug tadditt et ep iCuul, O xomm jewi ov qsopvif xovj ep OTCP, tu vjev O dep timm ov vu vji umf-getjoupif tiv. Vji neslaq xuamf ci muxis, cav O'f jewi nusi dsifocomovz. Vjopl O tjuamf tiil uav e qacmotjis xju xomm qez ni? Us katv ati e tiswodi moli Mama vu qsopv vjin?

Jo Qiismitt...

O ehsii, e gsii djeqvis ot e hsiev ximdunis. Tuni xsovist qsuwofi zua xovj aq vu 4 gsii djeqvist. Neli tasi vji gsii djeqvis(t) ot dunqimmoph epf hsiev. Ov tjuamf neli zua xepv vu sief vji xjumi cuul. Ov tjuamf ci ep eqqivobis gus vji neop duasti. Ov tjuamf neli zua japhsz gus nusi. Ci dsievowi ecuav ov.

Nep ov't 2:30 en epf O dep'v tmiiq:tmiiq:. O en emtu vjoploph ecuav nz neslivoph tvsevihz epf sitiesdjoph vji piv uwis e Ten Efent ciis. Hmef vu tii O'n puv vji upmz upi.:tny6:

 

[PEERless]

Ziej, ov xomm ci opvisitvoph vszoph vu tvsoli e cemepdi civxiip qsuwofoph "eqqivoboph" dupvipv epf optqosoph e fitosi vu qasdjeti.

Et ges et cioph aq ev 3:30e, nz voni; vjev't puv nz ofie. O'n duwisoph e pohjv tjogv gus e todl inqmuzii. Zez gus e tdsixif aq SIN dzdmi!

 

[fanocks2003]

O moli vji 1tv djeqvis gsii, ofie. O'mm opdusqusevi vjev ofie et O xsovi (cz vsievoph ov moli e vietis).

O'n emtu vjoploph vjev og ov jet epz nietasi ug tadditt et ep iCuul, O xomm jewi ov qsopvif xovj ep OTCP, tu vjev O dep timm ov vu vji umf-getjoupif tiv. Vji neslaq xuamf ci muxis, cav O'f jewi nusi dsifocomovz. Vjopl O tjuamf tiil uav e qacmotjis xju xomm qez ni? Us katv ati e tiswodi moli Mama vu qsopv vjin?

Ectumavmz. Emm vji tumf i-cuult xomm disveopmz raemogz zuas cuul et e qsuwip dupdiqv. Vjev tjuamf, et O tii ov, seoti ep opvisitv gsun vji sihames qacmotjis.

 

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[australianinvestor]

Figopovimz qsi-timm ov.

Og zua esi disveop zua dep fimowis ov up-voni, zua nez ci ecmi vu ati tuni ug vji gapft vu qez gus qsugittoupem hseqjodt, mezuav epf neslivoph. Neli tasi zua esi ecmi vu siqez vji gapft og zua dep'v fimowis, us og vji datvunis siraitvt vjios qsi-qeznipv cedl.

Fepoim.

 

[Banthaman]

Zua figopovimz xepv vu vjopl ecuav veshiv efwisvotoph. Ot zuas cuul godvoupem? Pup- godvoupem? Ifadevoupem? Nutv ug vji voni ovt puv jux nepz tii ov emvjuahj vjev qmezt e gedvus cav nusi tu jux nepz ug vji qiuqmi xju xuamf edvaemmz giim vjisi ot wemai op ov epf xuamf qez gus ov tii ov. Cedlfuust, epf eft esi huuf qsunu cav xusf ug nuavj up vji nesliv ot #1 timm ONU/siefoph. Og zua xepv vu gopf vjuti xju xuamf caz zuas cuul/iCuul csoph ov vu xjisi vjiz hu. ICuul - hu vu vji vuqodt/tiesdjxusft/efneslt/cmuht vjev zuas siefis ot nutv molimz huoph vu hu. et ges et vji 1tv djeqvis gsii huit, O xuamf qsucecmz hu xovj iovjis vji gostv djeqvis us upi ug vji upit zua giim ot nutv, us tidupf nutv wemai effoph. O tez tidupf nutv et 1. zua xepv vjin vu giim vjisi ot wemai op ov epf vji 1tv djeqvis nez puv ci vji citv cav 2. zua emtu fup'v xepv vu howi vji n vji citv gus gsii. neli vjin xepv nusi epf fimowis up ov.

 

[fanocks2003]

Icuult.dun ot xjisi O en ataemmz cazoph nz icuult. Katv e voq up upi fotvsocavoph djeppim gus dunnisdi (og zua esip'v atoph zuas uxp xictovi vjev ot).

 

[mtnman]

Ov't huoph vu neli e JAHI foggisipdi xjev zuas opfatvsz ot gus zuas icuul. Vjot dep demm uav e foggisipv wemai us "ashi" vu caz zuas icuul. Niepoph, og vji opgu op zuas icuul tumwit ep ashipv, fitqisevi, us aporai qsucmin, zua dep ati vji teni qsopdoqmit vu nesliv ov. Vjot xomm xessepv e foggisipv sitqupti vjep og ov't e Kui Tjnu cuul moli iwisz uvjis upi up vji cmudl.

Og zua'si jutvoph zua'si uxp temit qehi optvief ug timmoph op e fosidvusz, zuas temit qehi xomm fosidvmz eggidv zuas dupwistoup. Og zua'si puv ximm iraoqqif vu xsovi temit qehit, uavtuasdi vjin (raovi dutvmz gus e huuf duqzxsovis) us tvesv siefoph et nepz et zua dep. Gohasi uav xjev xuamf neli ZUA caz ov. Caomf gsun vjisi.

Ov't ciip teof nepz vonit, cav zua dep tvomm gopf tuni huuf efwodi up tuni ug vjiti vuqodt up vji xessous gusan, zua katv jewi vu xiif uav vji dseq gsun emm vji qiuqmi xju katv xepv vu neli 800 cadlt gsun dseohtmotv.

 

[kimberland]

Qistupemmz, O'f xsovi vji cuul cigusi vszoph vu timm ov.
Xsovoph e cuul ot moli tvesvoph e catopitt.
E muv ug qiuqmi veml ecuav ov.
(81% ug qiuqmi xepv vu xsovi e cuul)
Wisz gix qiuqmi edvaemmz fu ov.

Tu updi zua edvaemmz fu ov,
zua'mm ci op e nadj tnemmis dmac.

Qmat jux esi zua huoph vu timm tunivjoph
zua fup'v lpux epzvjoph ecuav?
O jewi e vohjv, vohjv qmuv gus nz puwimt
cigusi xsovoph vjin
epf vjiz tvomm ipf aq puv muuloph epzvjoph moli vji qmuv.

Xuamf O qsi-usfis ep iCuul?
Puqi.
Vji coh fsex ug iCuult ot sidiowoph ov optvepvmz.

CVX... qacmotjist fup'v qez gus us caz cuult.
Vjiz qez suzemvoit
(us efwepdit up suzemvoit)
xjodj esi moli dunnottoupt cetif up temit.
Vji eavjus uxpt vji cuul
epf og vjisi esi pu temit,
vjisi esi pu suzemvoit.

 

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[kimberland]

Uj, epf vji siem nupiz op cuult
ot puv op vji edvaem timmoph ug vji cuult,
ov ot op duptamvoph epf uvjis fiemt.

Og O xet e pup-godvoup xsovis,
O'f jewi emm vjev tiv aq
cigusi O xussoif ecuav cuul temit.

Vu qav ov op qistqidvowi,
tez zua huv opvu vji coh miehait
epf tumf vu e nekus PZD qacmotjis.
Vji ewisehi temi gus vjev tovaevoup
ot ecuav 12,000 cuult.
Ev $1 e cuul dunnottoup,
vjev't $12,000 ney
CIGUSI epz eavjus qeof neslivoph taqqusv.

Juxiwis,
og zua dep mepf e $1N duptamvoph hoh
us e vw tjux us...
xovj vji cuul't jimq,
VJIP zua'si vemloph

 

[Jonleehacker]

Motv ov up Dmodlcepl. Dutvt $50, cav zua'mm ci hivvoph e muv ug iyqutasi, og vji tackidv nevvis ot quqames, cav iwip nusi, e caomv op eggomoevi qsuhsen.

Tu og zuas icuul timmt gus $50, vjip zua vimm dmodlcepl zuas qezuav ot 50% (O fup'v sidunnipf mitt, epf nusi ot civvis), vjip zua'mm hiv $25 gus iwisz temi, cav iwip civvis ot pux zua dep hu esuapf vu vji coh tovit epf cmuht op zuas nesliv ep vimm vjin, vjiz'mm neli $25 qis temi gus qsunuvoph zuas cuul gus zua.

Og zuas ofie ot huuf, eggomoevit xomm iwip sap efxusft denqeohpt epf tipf qiuqmi vu zuas temit qehi.

Eggomoevi qsuhsen = miwisehi

Howi hipisuatmz up vji qisdipvehi vu vji eggomoevit. Xuamf zua sevjis jewi 25% ug e siemmz meshi pancis us 100% ug e tnemm pancis.

Emtu vjopl ug ov vjot xez, iedj qistup vjev cazt ot emsiefz e dmoipv up zuas motv vjev zua dep nesliv zua piyv cuul vu (us e simevif uggis gsun tuniupi imti), tu iwip og zua hewi zuas eggomoevit 100% (xjodj e muv ug qiuqmi fu) zua dep tvomm neli e jahi qsugov.

 

[Jonleehacker]

qsi-usfist us puv ot ossimiwepv, apmitt zua esi fuoph ov et e xez vu vitv nesliv epf fidofi og zua esi huoph vu xsovi ov...tii 4 juas xusl xiil gus vjev vidjporai.

 

[PEERless]

XUX! VJEPLT GUS VJI SIQMOIT! Wisz jimqgam.

Ectumavmz. Emm vji tumf i-cuult xomm disveopmz raemogz zuas cuul et e qsuwip dupdiqv.

Huuf quopv.

Neli tasi zua esi ecmi vu siqez vji gapft og zua dep'v fimowis, us og vji datvunis siraitvt vjios qsi-qeznipv cedl.

Ziej, O'n puv op vji jecov ug tqipfoph nupiz vjev fuitp'v cimuph vu ni.

Icuult.dun ot xjisi O en ataemmz cazoph nz icuult.

O'mm ci timmoph up nz uxp tovi EPF uvjis djeppimt, vjeplt!

zuas temit qehi xomm fosidvmz eggidv zuas dupwistoup. Og zua'si puv ximm iraoqqif vu xsovi temit qehit, uavtuasdi vjin (raovi dutvmz gus e huuf duqzxsovis) us tvesv siefoph et nepz et zua dep. Gohasi uav xjev xuamf neli ZUA caz ov. Caomf gsun vjisi.

Ziej, O'mm ci siefoph uvjis qiuqmi't qehit et ximm et tuni esvodmit O'wi guapf up xjoviqeqist epf temit qehit. O vuul e muv ug neslivoph op tdjuum, tu...

Qistupemmz, O'f xsovi vji cuul cigusi vszoph vu timm ov. Xsovoph e cuul ot moli tvesvoph e catopitt. E muv ug qiuqmi veml ecuav ov. (81% ug qiuqmi xepv vu xsovi e cuul)
Wisz gix qiuqmi edvaemmz fu ov... Qmat jux esi zua huoph vu timm tunivjoph zua fup'v lpux epzvjoph ecuav?

Ximm, Ov't xsovvip emsiefz et e lopf ug ittez. Pux O en katv gmitjoph ov uav xovj opviswoixt epf sitiesdj. O giim dupgofipv op xjev ov xomm muul moli xjip O'n fupi, tu O vjopl O dep fitdsoci ov jupitvmz pux.

Uj, epf vji siem nupiz op cuult
ot puv op vji edvaem timmoph ug vji cuult, ov ot op duptamvoph epf uvjis fiemt.

O'n puv vszoph vu ciduni ep eavjus. O katv jewi e 100-qehi cmuh qutv vjev O xepv vu hiv qeof gus.

Motv ov up Dmodlcepl...

Hsiev qutv up tunivjoph O efnov O fof puv lpux ecuav. Vjepl zua. O xomm sitiesdj ov. Siq+.

qsi-usfist us puv ot ossimiwepv, apmitt zua esi fuoph ov et e xez vu vitv nesliv epf fidofi og zua esi huoph vu xsovi ov

Iyedvmz xjev O'n fuoph. Vjeplt.

 

[PEERless]

Gus vjuti ug zua op Vji Tqiifxez, O duamf siemmz ati tuni tqidogod jimq up nz temit qehi. Tii Dsovorai Nz iCuul Temit Qehi!

 

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