Book Pricing Examples

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The book price is calculated:

$ 4.00 Printing cost (2¢/page x 200 pages)
+ 4.53 Fixed cost for cover, binding, materials
———
$ 8.53 Production costs

+ 4.00 Creator revenue
+ 1.00 Lulu commission (20% of total profit)
======

$ 13.53 Price

Prices for available formats Price = Production Costs + Creator revenue ($4) + Lulu Commission ($1), so:

  • Print = $13.53 (production cost is $8.53)
  • Download = $5.00 (production cost is $0)

Enter your selling price If you know what you want to charge, let Lulu calculate the creator revenue and fees for you. Enter a price for one format, and Lulu calculates your creator revenue and the other selling price. For example, if you want to offer your book for $19.95, enter $19.95 in the print price field. The following equation shows the new creator revenue and Lulu commission amounts.

$ 4.00 Printing cost (2¢/page x 200 pages)


+ 4.53 Fixed fee for cover, binding, setup
———
$ 8.53 Production costs

+ 9.14 Creator revenue
+ 2.28 Lulu commission (20% of total profit)
======
$ 19.95 Price

Saddle-stitched comic pricing example

The book price is calculated: $ 5.50 Printing cost (11¢/page x 50 pages)
+ 3.00 Fixed fee for cover, binding, setup
———
$ 8.50 Production costs

+ 4.00 Creator revenue
+ 1.00 Lulu commission (25% of your creator revenue)

======
$ 13.50 Price

Prices for available formats
Price = Production Costs + Creator revenue ($4) + Lulu Commission ($1), so:

  • Print = $13.50 (production cost is $8.50)
  • Download = $5.00 (production cost is $0)

Enter your selling price
If you know what you want to charge, let Lulu calculate the creator revenue and fees for you. Enter a price for one format, and Lulu calculates your creator revenue and the other selling prices. For example, if you want to offer your book for $19.95, enter $19.95 in the print price field. The following equation shows the new creator revenue and Lulu commission amounts.

$ 5.50 Printing cost (11¢/page x 50 pages)
+ 3.00 Fixed fee for cover, binding, setup
———
$ 8.50 Production costs

+ 9.16 Creator revenue
+ 2.29 Lulu commission (20% of total profit)
======
$ 19.95 Price

Last updated: 2008-09-30 07:14:58 | Back to top

Last updated: 2008-09-30 07:14:58

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