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Ask more? The book is expensive. If he lowers the price, say to $10, the sales will probably increase 10x.
by tydok 6y ago
Ask more? The book is expensive. If he lowers the price, say to $10, the sales will probably increase 10x.
- rsecora 6y agoIt depends on the price elasticity of the product and that's a known unknown. So every product starts as high as possible to discover the price. Because there will be time to lower it. (Increasing the price afterwards never works, because early adopters are more elastic)
- peferron 6y agoI highly doubt sales would increase by 10x, or even 2x. This book isn't trying to sell itself by saying "hey, buy me and you'll be entertained for three hours, which is a better value than a movie ticket". This book is trying to convince potential customers that it will help them graduate from junior engineer at local_company to senior engineer at FAANG. It's no coincidence that the author mentioned right here in his opening post that he landed a senior role at AWS. (I realize that's not a dream for many, and the whole FAANG thing is aggravating, but enough people think this way.) If you (as a potential customer) aren't convinced, then you have no reason to buy this book even for $10. On the other hand, if you are convinced, then the upside is so large that this book is worth buying even for $500. Not many people will be on the edge pondering "I really think this book could help me triple my salary and status but that's worth $10 to me, not $40".
- reroute1 6y agoCongrats your job title doesn't mean shit to anyone worth their salt bro
- jayrice257 6y agoLol that job title doesn't mean shit to anyone except clowns like this chasing money. The guy has 2 years experience and you're pointing to his job title as if he's some genius... That's why this book is actually devoid of any novel content
- peferron 6y ago> your pointing to his job title as if he's some genius No, that's just you projecting.
- jayrice257 6y agoThen why does him being a "senior level faang employee" matter so much? This doesn't qualify him for anything.
- peferron 6y agoI did not point to him being a senior engineer at FAANG, I pointed to him mentioning that he's a senior engineer at FAANG, as evidence that the book is marketed towards people who also want to become senior engineers at FAANG. As mentioned in my original comment, I fully realize that plenty of people couldn't care less about becoming senior engineers at FAANG, and am not making any claims about the intelligence or qualifications of the author or the quality of the book.