The initial price is set at 19.95 (printed on the barcode) plus 4.95 shipping and handling. The total is 24.90 for a personally autographed copy, which I will send out myself. In other words I will be doing my own fulfillment on orders. The first run of 2,000 is the most expensive to produce with various set-up fees, proofs, printer corrections, storage charges, administration fees, etc. And then of course there is the actual cost of printing all these copies. I'm reluctant to lower my price on this first run. I will save money when (and if) it goes to reprint. If the book does not do well, there may not be a reprint, and the first 2,000 may be all that are ever printed.
Does this seem like a fair price on this first run? I did work on this project for the better part of a year, plus the last two months of learning the ins and outs of self publishing. I want very much for this to be a high quality book that people will be proud to have in their library. Whether the time and effort is worth it remains to be seen. I would like to lower the price a few dollars for AZ people, but I also want to be fair to myself. It will take the first 500 sales to get my printing costs and other fees back, before I can turn any profit. I'd like to think that all this time spent producing Pool Wars is not for nothing.
If enough people feel that a price like 17.95 plus only 2.95 for shipping is more doable for them I will rethink this process. I guess my question is, would saving $4 make that big a difference to people. Right now, it would to me. I welcome any and all feedback. In case you don't know, it was because of this forum that I was motivated to write this first book.
