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Purchased! I'm launching my first book next month (http://doubleyourfreelancingrate.com http://doubleyourfreelancingrate.com), which, like SideProjects, is ba

by bdunn 14y ago

Purchased! I'm launching my first book next month (http://doubleyourfreelancingrate.com http://doubleyourfreelancingrate.com), which, like SideProjects, is based on many, many lot of conversations I've had with the freelancers/consultants who use my SaaS product. The idea that developers don't pay for things - including infoproducts - is bunk. My book has netted just over $2,000 in prepurchase sales in the last week. Kudos to the author for putting this together (the list of people you've interviewed is OUTSTANDING)

nathanbarry 14y ago
I've been really impressed following your book launch. Nicely done on the pre-sales. For the side projects book it would be nice to know who is behind it. There is plenty of information about the content, but who wrote it? Otherwise looks like a solid book! My own book on app design comes out next month (http://nathanbarry.com/app-design-handbook http://nathanbarry.com/app-design-handbook) so I am trying to learn everything I can about other people's experiences.
- bdunn 14y ago
  Yeah - it's odd from the personal branding perspective to NOT identify yourself as the author. Thanks Nathan! Really excited about the book launch - it's coming together very nicely, and I've got some great case studies that I'm still working on adding.
zio99 14y ago
Likewise, there's a lot I learned from conversations I've had with YC founders and other startups in the accelerator space. I just launched the book yesterday: http://sellfy.com/p/9j2z http://sellfy.com/p/9j2z Here's some background on myself and the book: http://startupframework.tumblr.com/post/29634915106/what-i-learnt-from-yc http://startupframework.tumblr.com/post/29634915106/what-i-l... Loving what I'm reading so far. Very inspirational. +1.
- bdunn 14y ago
  To channel patio11, you should probably raise your prices. If your book does what it says, it's going to mitigate some of the risk of deciding what path to go down when starting a startup. That's potentially weeks/months/years that you might be saving me from chasing after an idea. That's worth a lot more than $15 (and especially $3.75) I'm selling my new book for $39 - and that's a discounted, prepurchase rate! But the value proposition is "if you read this book, and do what it says, and happen to raise your rates by even a $1 - that's another $2k in your pocket this year." Emphasize that your book will help people not waste time chasing the white rabbit, and you can charge a premium.
  - paulgb 14y ago
    Anecdotally, I'll pay up to $5 for a book on a whim if I think I might be interested. If it's more than $5, I download a sample and might by the book, if and when I even get around to reading the sample, and if I like the sample. It doesn't matter if you have a great value proposition, without a solid sample I place it in the same bucket as unsolicited phone calls to lower my phone bill.
    - sideprojectbook 14y ago
      Update: I've added a full length pdf sample to provide an idea of the questions asked in each interviews.
      - paulgb 14y ago
        If I hadn't purchased it already, this would have helped me make up my mind sooner!
  - davidw 14y ago
    If you want to sell on Amazon's KDP, you probably want to sell at a price point between $3 and $10, because that's the "70% zone". More, or less, and you only get to keep 35%. Of course, if you sell on your own site, you get everything. But Amazon has a lot of customers.

by bdunn 14y ago

nathanbarry 14y ago

I've been really impressed following your book launch. Nicely done on the pre-sales. For the side projects book it would be nice to know who is behind it. There is plenty of information about the content, but who wrote it? Otherwise looks like a solid book! My own book on app design comes out next month (http://nathanbarry.com/app-design-handbook http://nathanbarry.com/app-design-handbook) so I am trying to learn everything I can about other people's experiences.

bdunn 14y ago
Yeah - it's odd from the personal branding perspective to NOT identify yourself as the author. Thanks Nathan! Really excited about the book launch - it's coming together very nicely, and I've got some great case studies that I'm still working on adding.

zio99 14y ago

Likewise, there's a lot I learned from conversations I've had with YC founders and other startups in the accelerator space. I just launched the book yesterday: http://sellfy.com/p/9j2z http://sellfy.com/p/9j2z Here's some background on myself and the book: http://startupframework.tumblr.com/post/29634915106/what-i-learnt-from-yc http://startupframework.tumblr.com/post/29634915106/what-i-l... Loving what I'm reading so far. Very inspirational. +1.

bdunn 14y ago
To channel patio11, you should probably raise your prices. If your book does what it says, it's going to mitigate some of the risk of deciding what path to go down when starting a startup. That's potentially weeks/months/years that you might be saving me from chasing after an idea. That's worth a lot more than $15 (and especially $3.75) I'm selling my new book for $39 - and that's a discounted, prepurchase rate! But the value proposition is "if you read this book, and do what it says, and happen to raise your rates by even a $1 - that's another $2k in your pocket this year." Emphasize that your book will help people not waste time chasing the white rabbit, and you can charge a premium.
- paulgb 14y ago
  Anecdotally, I'll pay up to $5 for a book on a whim if I think I might be interested. If it's more than $5, I download a sample and might by the book, if and when I even get around to reading the sample, and if I like the sample. It doesn't matter if you have a great value proposition, without a solid sample I place it in the same bucket as unsolicited phone calls to lower my phone bill.
  - sideprojectbook 14y ago
    Update: I've added a full length pdf sample to provide an idea of the questions asked in each interviews.
    - paulgb 14y ago
      If I hadn't purchased it already, this would have helped me make up my mind sooner!
- davidw 14y ago
  If you want to sell on Amazon's KDP, you probably want to sell at a price point between $3 and $10, because that's the "70% zone". More, or less, and you only get to keep 35%. Of course, if you sell on your own site, you get everything. But Amazon has a lot of customers.