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batznthebelfry
True Blue Farmgirl
1257 Posts
Michele
Athol
Ma
USA
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 Posted - Aug 05 2012 : 1:08:49 PM
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Posted - Aug 05 2012 : 1:03:52 PM
it took all day to get it done the way I wqnted but its actually printed now!!!!!
I decided not to go with a true publisher since they wanted to do it hard bond & I wanted it more user friendly...so its set up like a standard notebook with the spiral side binding, has 3 blank pages at the end for notes & things you want to remember, a small heavy plastic envelope for receipts ect......
only problem is it cost me $21.70 per book & now I have no idea what to charge for it...I don't care if I make much money but any I get is for the chickens & their feed, hay, oats ect....i want to be fair on this as I want people to use it & not regret buying it so could you all help me out her?
a little on the book:
it has real medical help not just the give it a shot or take it to a chicken vet like all the other chicken books have.
It has examples (pictures) of using reclaimed wood, buckets, pallets to make things with.
It has recipes for making safe coop cleaning, winter foods, foods for sick chickens & marigold salve
It shows you how to help making a safe run using chicken wire in the ground.
tells you exactly what vits & minerals do to help your chickens
has a poison section on plants that can harm or kill your chickens
there is more than just this so its not a small book but its not over 100 pages so its not one you really have to study to understand...its also done in 16 point print so its large enough for all to read & is easy to understand...not all done like a science book
so please any ideas of what I should charge will be of a great help to me...I would love to be rich so I could give it away but since I am not will have to charge something...lol...thank you hens...Michele'
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Chickens RULE!
hen #2622
theoldbatzfarm.blogspot.com |
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AnnieinIdaho
True Blue Farmgirl
437 Posts
Annie
ID
USA
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Posted - Aug 05 2012 : 9:49:28 PM
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Hooray for you! The staff at Mary Jane's would have professional advice for you and your book. But...just from having brochures printed etc. paper and ink on a printer is very costly. Even at Sam's Club and Costco the ink sets are pricey. If one goes down to Staples, etc. to have a color page printed it is minimum $1.00 a page. I am not sure how many pages you have in your book, but one must be compensated for their knowledge also. A technical book like yours may be seem expensive but the information they gain from reading it will save them time and trouble which saves them much more money than the investment in your book. I am thinking the book should be priced no less than $48.00 and more depending on the page number. I have a sister in Michigan who started raising chickens last year for her own eggs and is loving it. I would buy this for her Christmas gift. Let me know your pricing and how to order a copy. What a lot of work and I am proud for you.
Annie
"The turnings of life seldom show a sign-post; or rather, though the sign is always there, it is usually placed some distance back, like the notices that give warning of a bad hill or a level railway-crossing." Edith Wharton, 1913 from 'The Custom of the Country'. |
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batznthebelfry
True Blue Farmgirl
1257 Posts
Michele
Athol
Ma
USA
1257 Posts |
Posted - Aug 06 2012 : 01:59:34 AM
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oh thank you for the kind words dear hen...yes I ended up at a place like staples but it was 9 cent per black & white copy & 45 cents per color pic copy......still was hoping to be able to get it for cheaper so I could sell it for around $14.99 but thats been shoot out for now...since it was with tax a total of $22.60 per copy I was thinking maybe $23.50 to $24.50...is that too much its over 75 pages but under 100 pages...do you think its worth that much or should I just charge $22.95 & make a 35 cent profit from it for now?...My biggest fear is people will think they are getting ripped off if its much higher than that plus its not hard bound & pretty like the Mary Jane books...plus do you know how to get in touch with the MaryJane staff so I could send them a copy to see if they think its worth me trying to sell?......any info would help me greatly......Michele'
Chickens RULE!
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theoldbatzfarm.blogspot.com |
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countrymommy85
True Blue Farmgirl
898 Posts
Krystle
MT
USA
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rphelps4
True Blue Farmgirl
620 Posts
roxanna
westport
indiana
USA
620 Posts |
Posted - Aug 14 2012 : 2:34:19 PM
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| Michele I sent you a e-mail with my address, and mailed you a check today. Roxanna |
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