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I changed my book from 10$ to free. After 300 sales I decided it was better to let hundreds of thousands learn how to save money, than 300. My only regret is

I changed my book from 10$ to free. After 300 sales I decided it was better to let hundreds of thousands learn how to save money, than 300. My only regret is there is no positive feedback. With a sale, I get an email and paid. With a book view, I barely get analytics. I suppose my request as an author, give feedback. At least let me know what you like or didn't like.

martin_a 7y ago
Have you thought about asking for a symbolic price like $1?
- falcor84 7y ago
  In my experience, even just $1 would have a significant chilling effect. And making the book available for free has the benefit of helping those who don't have credit cards (due to e.g. geography, socioeconomics or age). A nice alternative can be a "pay what you want"approach, with a recommended amount and an option to pay nothing.
  - antepodius 7y ago
    I would imagine the credit card usage forms the majority of the chilling effect. Personally, I find it a lot more annoying to faff around with using the credit card to pay for something (even when I consider the cost negligible) than to just download it.
    - martin_a 7y ago
      On a second thought, this is what happens to me, too. Before I pay a $1 and have to log in to PayPal or whatever, I will rather not pay anything, although I value the content. Interesting effect.
- OJFord 7y ago
  $1 is cheap. Free is author offering knowledge for free.
arendtio 7y ago
Maybe you should ask for an e-mail address and let the readers decide if and when they want to get a link to write some feedback ;-)
asicsp 7y ago
I do the opposite, I release my books for free for a few days and then put the price I want to. Agree with feedback, would be a great motivation to receive positive comments and a chance to improve if it is critical. With novels, we generally leave a rating and possibly a review on goodreads/amazon/etc but with self-published route, that isn't an option. I'm thinking of conducting live video sessions based on book to get active feedback
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Blackstone4 7y ago
People tend to value something if they have to pay for it. Similar to how humans behave around expensive fashionable goods. If I pay for something, I make sure I make the most of it versus something that is free.
austhrow743 7y ago
Haven't read your book so I can't comment on the execution but from a bit of a look at your site it definitely seems very interesting. Topic wise you're killing it. Bookmarked to have a read over the weekend.
Invictus0 7y ago
Where can I find your book?
- throwayEngineer 7y ago
  https://efficiencyiseverything.com/efficiency-everything-cookbook-torrent-free-download-pdf/ https://efficiencyiseverything.com/efficiency-everything-coo... The cookbook was my best seller. Hope you enjoy!
  - cabaalis 7y ago
    Thanks for this. Food is not an overly large item in my budget (~11% net) but with my life being just me and my son 182.5 days out of the year, I'm definitely interested in applying some engineering to my grocery list.
    - robertAngst 7y ago
      Check out the /time/ its made my own life incredibly efficient
  - rudedogg 7y ago
    I get a page not found error for the download link: https://efficiencyiseverything.com/Efficiency-Is-Everything-In-Life-v.98.pdf https://efficiencyiseverything.com/Efficiency-Is-Everything-...
    - robertAngst 7y ago
      updated, thank you!
bookofjoe 7y ago
My book costs $20.95 hardcover/10.95 paperback on Amazon. When Kindle books and the Kindle went live, I added a Kindle version. I wanted to make it free, but Amazon mandates a minimum price of 99 cents, so that's what it costs.
jessriedel 7y ago
Make sure to ask for feed back on the website and in the book PDF.

martin_a 7y ago

Have you thought about asking for a symbolic price like $1?

falcor84 7y ago
In my experience, even just $1 would have a significant chilling effect. And making the book available for free has the benefit of helping those who don't have credit cards (due to e.g. geography, socioeconomics or age). A nice alternative can be a "pay what you want"approach, with a recommended amount and an option to pay nothing.
- antepodius 7y ago
  I would imagine the credit card usage forms the majority of the chilling effect. Personally, I find it a lot more annoying to faff around with using the credit card to pay for something (even when I consider the cost negligible) than to just download it.
  - martin_a 7y ago
    On a second thought, this is what happens to me, too. Before I pay a $1 and have to log in to PayPal or whatever, I will rather not pay anything, although I value the content. Interesting effect.
OJFord 7y ago
$1 is cheap. Free is author offering knowledge for free.

arendtio 7y ago

Maybe you should ask for an e-mail address and let the readers decide if and when they want to get a link to write some feedback ;-)

asicsp 7y ago

I do the opposite, I release my books for free for a few days and then put the price I want to. Agree with feedback, would be a great motivation to receive positive comments and a chance to improve if it is critical. With novels, we generally leave a rating and possibly a review on goodreads/amazon/etc but with self-published route, that isn't an option. I'm thinking of conducting live video sessions based on book to get active feedback

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Blackstone4 7y ago

People tend to value something if they have to pay for it. Similar to how humans behave around expensive fashionable goods. If I pay for something, I make sure I make the most of it versus something that is free.

austhrow743 7y ago

Haven't read your book so I can't comment on the execution but from a bit of a look at your site it definitely seems very interesting. Topic wise you're killing it. Bookmarked to have a read over the weekend.

Invictus0 7y ago

Where can I find your book?

throwayEngineer 7y ago
https://efficiencyiseverything.com/efficiency-everything-cookbook-torrent-free-download-pdf/ https://efficiencyiseverything.com/efficiency-everything-coo... The cookbook was my best seller. Hope you enjoy!
- cabaalis 7y ago
  Thanks for this. Food is not an overly large item in my budget (~11% net) but with my life being just me and my son 182.5 days out of the year, I'm definitely interested in applying some engineering to my grocery list.
  - robertAngst 7y ago
    Check out the /time/ its made my own life incredibly efficient
- rudedogg 7y ago
  I get a page not found error for the download link: https://efficiencyiseverything.com/Efficiency-Is-Everything-In-Life-v.98.pdf https://efficiencyiseverything.com/Efficiency-Is-Everything-...
  - robertAngst 7y ago
    updated, thank you!

bookofjoe 7y ago

My book costs $20.95 hardcover/10.95 paperback on Amazon. When Kindle books and the Kindle went live, I added a Kindle version. I wanted to make it free, but Amazon mandates a minimum price of 99 cents, so that's what it costs.

jessriedel 7y ago

Make sure to ask for feed back on the website and in the book PDF.