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Post by bandit73 on Apr 15, 2021 8:13:21 GMT
I had a book published through Lulu that I priced at about $20. However, this morning, I checked on Amazon and noticed that they're selling it for over $50.
I did not authorize such a high price for my book. Needless to say, I am not getting any revenues from it, because nobody is buying it at such a ridiculous price.
Anyone else have this problem? What do I do about it?
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Post by potet on Apr 15, 2021 10:45:01 GMT
As I said in another thread, Amazon has sold a fairly large number of copies of my _Ancient Beliefs and Customs of the Tagalogs_, without paying me any royalties from October to February. In other words, they have made money on this book, without rewarding the author. The only solution is to put an end to Global Distribution. I did that on Monday (2021-04-12); from now on, my 37 public books shall only be available from the Lulu Bookstore.
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Post by benziger on Apr 15, 2021 12:37:45 GMT
There are other distribution networks and bookstore chains besides amazon that you can still consider, even if you are not satisfied with amazon, so that you don't have to rely solely on Lulu.
On the other hand, there is a fixed book price in Germany. There, the publisher sets the binding price. Elsewhere, it is up to the bookseller to set the price. With Amazon, it's not the bookseller, but his colleague, the algorithm. Search for a rare book, call it up several times from the business PC, from home and from your wife's PC or someone else's. The price will rise because the algorithm thinks demand is increasing. Airline tickets are also sold this way.
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Post by Ken on Apr 15, 2021 13:43:44 GMT
I had a book published through Lulu that I priced at about $20. However, this morning, I checked on Amazon and noticed that they're selling it for over $50. You may be confusing Amazon direct sales where an order is placed with Amazon who then process and print with a number of 3rd party resellers who sell though Amazon. What they do is to take your order and your money and then themselves place a order on Amazon or another printer (even direct on Lulu) and pocket the difference. Amazon will not themselves sell your book at any other price than what you set up with Lulu in the first place. |
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Post by BlueAndGold on Apr 15, 2021 23:14:12 GMT
What ElKen said is correct. Those higher prices are advertised by people making themselves middlemen hoping for a sucker.
Amazon WILL, however, from time to time sell your books at a lower price. This does not affect your royalty.
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Post by JesusNinja on Apr 16, 2021 17:15:46 GMT
That is correct. Amazon will at times discount your book to a lower price to aid in sales. But you will still get your full royalties. There are some third party sellers as mentioned above that will try to sell your books at outrageous prices. Sometimes listed it as "used" or "rare" even if a single copy has not been sold.No one will buy these if they can get it for the price you listed it for. So don't worry about if that's the case.
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