Wayne Elsner
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Richard Coady:
Hi Richard. I have been following your discussion on Bookdaily. It sounds like you are having success. The question I don't see answered in any detail is sales volume versus the fee. I suspect you are getting enough sales to get the $49/month back but is it much better? Thanks Wayne
Richard Coady
Unfortunately, that's not an easy question to answer. For one thing, it's a while since I've used BookDaily. I found that my sales significantly increased, but the effect from one month to the next differed. Some months I would just about make my money back with the extra sales, other months I would make a significant profit.
After using BD for a few months I found that the increase tailed off. Presumably any BD members who were tempted to buy my book had already bought it. That said, the increase in overall sales didn't tail off at all, so perhaps my extra exposure via BD helped with word of mouth.
You've seen the discussion, so don't take my experience as gospel. Other people have written that they've had a bad experience with BD. Perhaps certain types of books have a better response than others. Perhaps it depends on genre, price, size, reviews etc. That's something I can't answer.
Anyway, whatever you choose to do, I wish you well with your book. If there's anything else I can help with, please let me know.
After using BD for a few months I found that the increase tailed off. Presumably any BD members who were tempted to buy my book had already bought it. That said, the increase in overall sales didn't tail off at all, so perhaps my extra exposure via BD helped with word of mouth.
You've seen the discussion, so don't take my experience as gospel. Other people have written that they've had a bad experience with BD. Perhaps certain types of books have a better response than others. Perhaps it depends on genre, price, size, reviews etc. That's something I can't answer.
Anyway, whatever you choose to do, I wish you well with your book. If there's anything else I can help with, please let me know.
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