What kind of Sales can you expect from PDF?

[jmucchiello]

Anyway, the pricing worksheet is here:
http://www.rpgnow.com/POD_Worksheet.zip

James,
I think there's a bug in your worksheet. Shouldn't cell D39's (Grand Total) formula be SUM(D35:37) instead of SUM(D15:37)? Same question for cell C37. Should the formula SUM(D16:37) or
just (D35:36)?

edit: missing cell letter

 

[rpghost]

James,
I think there's a bug in your worksheet. Shouldn't cell D39's (Grand Total) formula be SUM(D35:37) instead of SUM(D15:37)? Same question for cell C37. Should the formula SUM(D16:37) or
just (D35:36)?

edit: missing cell letter

Doh! You're totally right... so I fixed it and you can get a new one if you like. Basically made the total a buck or two more then it should have.

Thanks for pointing that out.

James

 

[Krug]

Updated list:

2: 730 (TF&T)
4: 578 (Wild Spellcraft)
5: ~530 (Inns & Taverns)
6: 528 (LE1)
9: 450 (CG1)
10: 381 (4C2F)
11: 351 (Bey. Monks)
13: 329 (Gar'Udok)
21: 235 (Interludes)
19: 232 (LE2)
24: 172 (Campaign Suite)
26: 160 (Enchiridon)

Below #30:

156: 101 Spellbooks (+16 elsewhere)
152: Moon Elves (+55 or so lost figures...grrr...)
150: Right Beneath (Right Under our Noses?)
149: Everyone Else
146: Drow (+6 Print On Demand not counted)
135: 101 Treasures (+6 elsewhere)
125: Enchantment
121: Death: GotG
99: Bodies & Souls
87: Call of Duty
75: 101 Components (+28 elsewhere)

So has this changed since? Have the new bestseller lists helped?

 

[philreed]

My D20 RPGNow Sales Figures

These are RPGNow and do not count sales on my site.

101 Spellbooks (3 months old today!) 221
101 Mundane Treasures 211
101 Arcane Spell Components 111
In the Depths of BlackWater 12
Construct Mechanus 10

What I'm noticing is my PDFs in the "hot sellers" list continue to get steady sales while the others are spotty at best.

I think the "hot sellers" needs some work but RPGNow should weigh the comments of others before doing anything.

 

[MEG Hal]

Ok, updates from us:
Interludes: 274
Noses: 231
These are RPGNow stats only!
I:BEtB is at #25 now so it dropped a bit, no worries.

 

[Krug]

Re: My D20 RPGNow Sales Figures

These are RPGNow and do not count sales on my site.

101 Spellbooks (3 months old today!) 221
101 Mundane Treasures 211
101 Arcane Spell Components 111
In the Depths of BlackWater 12
Construct Mechanus 10

What I'm noticing is my PDFs in the "hot sellers" list continue to get steady sales while the others are spotty at best.

I think the "hot sellers" needs some work but RPGNow should weigh the comments of others before doing anything.

Just curious; How have sales on your site been?
5 products in 3 months. Are you aiming to be the Mongoose of PDF publishers Phil?

 

[philreed]

Re: Re: My D20 RPGNow Sales Figures

Just curious; How have sales on your site been?
5 products in 3 months. Are you aiming to be the Mongoose of PDF publishers Phil?

The 101 are all hovering around the 30 mark for sales. 5 of BlackWater and 10 of Construct Mechanus.

5 in 3 months is a lot? I didn't think so. And they're all about 13,000-15,000 words so it really isn't that much.

 

[Heathen Oracle]

Hey don't feel bad, mine have less words than that. I think the count in mine are around 120 words


Shane

 

[V_Shane]

Well it seems Christmas hasn't changed sales much. So for those that were in a hurry to get on the Christmas "rush" I don't think there was one, at least not for me

Anyone do well with the holiday?

Maybe I'll make a $1 special and get some attention, but then I wouldn't want to inadvertantly push people off the front page that worked really hard on thier PDFs, just wouldn't be fair I think.

Any other opinions on marketing strategies?

V Shane

 

[rpghost]

Well it seems Christmas hasn't changed sales much. So for those that were in a hurry to get on the Christmas "rush" I don't think there was one, at least not for me

Anyone do well with the holiday?

I don't understand this and why people are thinking there would be a Xmas rush. Quite the opposite is what I expect. People are with famaly and not online much. Sales are down on all our sites. Then RPGNow only sells electronic products - who's going to buy one to "give" as a gift? No one. It's a personal purchase. So you're not going to see any rush in sales for gifts- sure people might spend their Xmas money online - but cash that people usually get at holidays goes to rash purchases at the game store in town, not a charge online.

Maybe I'll make a $1 special and get some attention, but then I wouldn't want to inadvertantly push people off the front page that worked really hard on thier PDFs, just wouldn't be fair I think.

Any other opinions on marketing strategies?

Don't under value your work or products ... if you do so will other people. Rash special prices or products ALWAYS on special do not help in the long run. We at RPGNow prefer products be $5 or more for a number of reasons - one big one is that no customer can checkout without having an order over $5 in their cart.

James