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Q. The big question asked me in teleclasses or client sessions is "How should I price my eBook?

A. The big answer is "it depends."

Here's Seven Tips to Help:

1. Determine your audience's need and demand for your book. If your book solves a particular problem for a preferred audience, it will sell well at any price. When you know your 30-60 second "Tell and Sell," you'll be more likely to know a proper price. (That's the 2-sentence sound bite with book's benefits)

Let's say you have a book "Stop Divorce Now." Your tell and sell includes "Helps the nearly divorced audience, both men and women." That audience gives your book a slant, and makes it more valuable. In the "Tell and Sell" you must also include the benefits your book brings its audience. The top benefit of this book is that it stops divorce now.

No matter the number of pages, anywhere from 15-99, this kind of book will bring a healthy price. Maybe $39.95, maybe more. When you change the eBook to an eCourse, you can charge a lot more. $99. $159. $279. $399 and even more..

2. Sell to your audience who wants your solution to help him make more money in an easy, short information product.

This audience will pay more than a general audience.

The eBook "Write Your eBook or Other Short Book--Fast!" sold at the author's site for $24.95. On Amazon the print version only sold for $14.95. Different audiences pay different prices.

3. Know that eBooks can bring as big a price as print books. Don't under price yours. Assign it the highest price you feel your audience can afford. If you don't sell many (remember to sell many you need to promote your books Online and on Web sites) try a lower price. Always start with the higher price.

4. Rethink your title to sell more books. Make it short and compelling, but be sure to make it clear. Three-six words will sell better than a really long title, although there are exceptions.

One eBook "The Fast and Cheap Way to Explode your Targeted Web Traffic" sells better than "How to Market your Book on the Internet" because the title includes benefits.

5. Know that "how-to" books bring a larger price than a fictional story.

6. Price your personal growth and health books lower than the specific how-to books. Shorter eBooks such as 10-30 pages will easily go for $7.95 to $12.95. Longer ones can go for $15.95-$19.95. This audience is huge, but your book has far more competition here. Think Chicken Soup for the Soul series. Their titles with a slant sold far more than the first general title., Think "Chicken Soup for the Teen Age Soul."

7. Promote your eBook Online to catch people looking for free information. Reach 1000's, even hundreds of thousands each day you submit a related article. They want all kinds of books and they actively look for them on the Net. Learn how to sell more books by learning this kind of promotion.

Apply these pricing tips to your print books too. You can make half of your income from book sales if the price is right.

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