Wednesday 28 November 2007
Amazon position this morning
165,639. Fluffy has 39 friends on facebook though. I know that a few people have ordered on amazon now, but Amazon have only requested 1 copy. Hopefully their next order will be larger. If nothing else they'll be in stock after xmas.
Tuesday 27 November 2007
Buy the books direct
If you are paying for a book which wasn't posted to you click below
if you are getting it posted, click below
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Monday 26 November 2007
postage
I can post the book - and indeed up to three of them - in a size 1 mail miser bubble jiffy. They count as large letters as they're less than 25mm deep (the envelope wont go any bigger than that)
1 book weighs 175g when packed - 70p 1st class, £1.40 first class recorded
3 books weigh 410g - 98p 1st class £1.68 recorded
The envelopes can be picked up for around 20p each (got my first 20 for 15p on special offer so I'm going back to the shop later to get another 100!)
I bought 1600 postage labels for 11.99 (another special offer from staples!)
even with the ink to print them that's only 2p a go.
that means that sending one book will cost £1.52 (print and delivery to me) +70p +20p +2p
a total cost of £2.44. Factor in a 15% return rate (pessimistic I know!) and I really need to recover £2.81 if I sell direct to make a profit. Potentially to drive sales I can sell a book delivered for £2.99!
However I have to remember marketing costs.
1 book weighs 175g when packed - 70p 1st class, £1.40 first class recorded
3 books weigh 410g - 98p 1st class £1.68 recorded
The envelopes can be picked up for around 20p each (got my first 20 for 15p on special offer so I'm going back to the shop later to get another 100!)
I bought 1600 postage labels for 11.99 (another special offer from staples!)
even with the ink to print them that's only 2p a go.
that means that sending one book will cost £1.52 (print and delivery to me) +70p +20p +2p
a total cost of £2.44. Factor in a 15% return rate (pessimistic I know!) and I really need to recover £2.81 if I sell direct to make a profit. Potentially to drive sales I can sell a book delivered for £2.99!
However I have to remember marketing costs.
Amazon
when you register on amazon you get the option of CAP which is the content acquisition programme. They'll bring your title to the attention of various agents, right holders etc if it starts doing well.
Also I've got the first order in - In the earky stages I'll be losing money on amazon, as I only get £2 per book - they cost 1.50 odd to print and if I post them individually to amazon each time I get an order that'll cost more than the remaining 50p. Unless amazon start taking some stock from me, it's not going to be cost efficient...
I'm now going to have a go at search inside
Also I've got the first order in - In the earky stages I'll be losing money on amazon, as I only get £2 per book - they cost 1.50 odd to print and if I post them individually to amazon each time I get an order that'll cost more than the remaining 50p. Unless amazon start taking some stock from me, it's not going to be cost efficient...
I'm now going to have a go at search inside
Friday 23 November 2007
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