Appendix E: Author Volume Discounts
For a 200-page, 6” x 9” paperback with a black-and-white interior, the following volume discounts apply.
Author Price per Book and Volume Discounts206
|
Publisher |
Suggested/
Minimum List Price207 |
Author Price/ Book: 1 Book |
Author Price/ Book: 100 Books |
Author Price/ Book: 500 Books |
|
Abbott Press208 |
$14.99209 |
$10.49 (list price – 30%) |
$8.24 (list – 45%) |
$6.75 (list – 55%) |
|
Arbor Books |
$14.95210 |
Unknown211 |
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Archway Publishing222 |
$14.95213 |
$10.46 (list price – 30%) |
$8.22 (list – 45%) |
$6.73 (list – 55%) |
|
AuthorHouse214 |
$16.95215 |
$11.86 (list price – 30%) |
$9.33 (list – 45%) |
$7.63 (list – 55%) |
|
Aventine Press216 |
$12.95217 |
$4.41 (actual print cost + 13%) |
$3.97 (unit cost – 10%) |
$3.31 (unit cost – 25%) |
|
Balboa Press |
$14.99218 |
$10.49 (list price – 30%) |
$8.24 (list – 45%) |
$6.75 (list – 55%) |
|
BookLocker |
$14.95219 |
$9.72 |
7.27 |
6.82 |
|
CreateSpace |
$14.95220 |
$3.25221 |
$3.25 |
$3.25 |
|
Cross- Books222 |
$14.99223 |
$10.49 (list price – 30%) |
$8.24 (list – 45%) |
$6.75 (list – 55%) |
|
Dog Ear Publishing |
$14.95224 |
5.28225 ($1.28/unit + 2¢/ page) |
5.28 ($1.28/unit + 2¢/page) |
4.22226 (unit cost – 20%) |
|
Dorrance Publishing |
$14.95227 |
$8.22228 |
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Infinity Publishing |
$13.95229 |
(list price – 40%) $8.37230 |
$8.37 (list price – 40%) |
$8.37 (list price – 40%) |
|
iUniverse |
$14.95231 |
$10.46232 (list price – 30%) |
$8.22 (list – 45%) |
$6.73 (list – 55%) |
|
Llumina Press |
$14.95233 |
$10.46 (list price – 30%)234 |
$8.22 (list – 45%) |
$6.73 (list – 55%) |
|
Lulu |
$14.95235 |
$7.75236 (“manufacturing cost”) |
$6.97 (“manufacturing cost”–10%) |
$6.20 (“manufacturing cost” – 20% or more) |
|
Magic Valley Publishers |
$14.95237 |
N/A238 |
$5.00 ($2/unit + 15¢/ page) |
$5.00 ($2/unit + 15¢/page) |
|
Mill City Press |
$14.95239 |
$3.90240 |
$3.90 |
$3.90 |
|
Outskirts Press |
$14.95241 |
Unknown242 |
$6.28 |
$6.28 |
|
Publish- America |
$14.95243 |
$11.96244 (list price – 20%) |
$10.46 (list price – 30%) |
$10.46 (list price – 30%) |
|
Tate Publishing |
$14.99245 |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Trafford Publishing |
$14.95246 |
$10.46 (list price – 30%)247 |
$8.22 (list – 45%) |
$6.73 (list – 55%) |
|
Wasteland Press |
$14.95248 |
$6.50249 |
$6.25 |
$5.50 |
|
WestBow Press |
$14.95250 |
$10.46 (list price – 30%) |
$8.22 (list – 45%) |
$6.73 (list – 55%) |
|
WinePress Publishing |
$15.99251 |
$6.08252 (list price – 62%) |
$6.08 (list price –62%) |
$6.08 (list price –62%) |
|
Xlibris |
$19.99253 |
$13.99 (list price – 30%) |
$10.00 (list – 50%) |
$7.99 (list – 60%) |
|
Xulon Press |
$15.49254 |
$10.84 (list price – 30%) |
$9.29 (list – 40%) |
$7.75 (list – 50%) |