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cbwheeler · 07-03-2007, 05:30 PM

Ok fellas, gals, so I've got an e-book in the works and I'm battling with myself trying to figure out a selling price for it. I don't want to make it too expensive, but the information in it will be quite valuable to all golfers so I'm not just going to give it away.

I don't want to reveal too much, but basically it is going to be various ways for any golfer with a handicap over 7ish to shave at least 4-5 strokes off their game quite easily. The methods described won't require any swing changes at all and no I'm not selling some piece of junk swing trainer. The book will list several different methods so if one isn't for you, there will be one that fits and WILL lower your scores. The book will probably be around 50 pages with pictures, but that's a rough estimation. There will also be a few included bonuses.

What I'd like to know, from you wonderful golfforum.com subscribers, is what you feel is a good price point and/or what you feel the target market of golfers would be willing to pay. I was thinking about charging around $12-$14 to non forum members, and perhaps giving a discount to golfforum.com subscribers of a couple bucks.

Any input is greatly appreciated.

P.S. Moderators if this is against any rules I apologize. I'm not plugging anything here. Just trying to get a little bit of info from an easily reachable source. After all, this may help everyone on here, so I figured I'd be doing our members a disservice if I didn't ask!

300Yards · 07-03-2007, 05:36 PM

I would say a safe bet would be from $20-$30, if you really wanto compete with oter books out there. BTW, where'd you end up getting the pics?

Foster4 · 07-03-2007, 06:37 PM

i'm guessing paperback book. So i would guess 10-15 would be a good price.

65nlovenit · 07-03-2007, 06:45 PM

I'd have to agree with Foster4, 10-15 sounds about right. If it goes over big and there's another one in the mix, then you can bump the price.

Del

GolfKid22 · 07-03-2007, 06:58 PM

12-15 sounds good to me

golfermatt91 · 07-03-2007, 07:05 PM

If it was 10$ I would buy it Im young so I dont have a lot of money to fork over for this so 10-15 sounds good. lmk when its finished I need to shave a few strokes off

300Yards · 07-03-2007, 10:00 PM

50 pages of information...full of pics, and ya'll are saying $10??

Will · 07-03-2007, 10:52 PM

Id agree, 50 page paperback $12-$15. If it was hardback, Id bump that to $20-$25.

cbwheeler · 07-03-2007, 11:20 PM

Well the thing is, it will be strictly an e-book to start off. Meaning I'm not going to print it and sell it in book stores. I'm simply going to sell it online downloadable as a .pdf or something of the sort. This is how I can sell it so cheaply. I've never written a full length book before, and this is bordering on that, so the goal is to get a little bit of book writing experience, while creating a valuable resource for all golfers, but more than anything, I'm not doing this to just make a little money, I'm doing it to help people score better.

You can go buy some BS swing course that promises to have you shooting 10 shots better in one practice session, but believe me, they're bogus and don't work. And the shady thing is, you'll pay $150-$300 for those. What I want to do is develop an affordable product that works, not trick people with clever marketing.

Thanks for the replies fellas. Your information is invaluable and rest assured, you'll all get a discount when it's finished. As of now, I haven't set a timeline as I have A LOT going on right now.

BTW 300, any pictures or supplementary videos that I use will be taken myself or with the help of a friend.

Thanks again guys.

cbwheeler · 07-03-2007, 11:29 PM

By the way guys, as the book develops, I may be asking more questions and/or updating this thread with information as to when you can expect it to be finished or perhaps give some sneak peaks on my website, which by the way, is close to being done, I just need to organize things a little more.

I'm sure as I get down to the final drafts, I'll be banging my head against the wall with the stresses that come along with writing. I'll look at this thread as a way to keep me motivated.

Also, as I do have a good outline of the content, the book is not written yet, and your suggestions are more than welcome. This book is for everyone here and all golfers alike, so your input and feedback is very important to me.