Do you ever sell books by other authors (other than BOR ghostwriters) that you've managed to get at a wholesale price?

What sort of percentage of your profits are you offering?

Here is the one question you asked that I feel I can answer here:
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Do you ever sell books by other authors (other than BOR ghostwriters) that you've managed to get at a wholesale price?


Yes, I have sold books by other authors, and have given them away. Only books that I feel good about. Sometimes I can get them in bulk, sometimes I find them as remainders at book stores, sometimes I pay cover price, and sometimes I just suggest the titles.

But for the other part of your question, "BOR Ghostwriters", I don't touch them, not with a 10 foot pole! (There are at this point 2 exceptions, but I would never put my name on them.) Anything with my name was written by me, I know every word in them, and can discuss every aspect of what they contain.

On 2011-02-03 18:36, Rocketeer wrote:
I write for a living so I've decided to write some BOR (for sale at the back of the room, for you newbies) books. Some will be exclusively for my own use and I may write some for resale.

If I write some for resale, I might offer some of them with exclusive territorial rights so another guy working your town won't be selling the same books you are. Since successful mentalists work all over, the territories might have to be big, like North America, the UK, Australia and so on. I have no idea if the market exists because offering rights in such huge territories would require a price that many performers might deem not worth the exclusivity. I guess I'll find out if and when I do offer such a plan.

On the other hand, if you make your living as a reader at psychic/new age events and Psi parties, I'm guessing exclusivity of a 25 to 100 mile radius from your base of operations might be more than enough. That would permit a much more affordable price.

I'm hoping those who sell BOR merchandise can help me understand the topic better.

What have you found are the most popular topics for a stage show audience?

If you do Psi parties (tarot, rune, palmistry readings) what have you found are the most popular topics?

I'm guessing relationships, increasing your intuition, and various other self-help topics would sell well but it's only a guess, which is one of the reasons for this post.

Do you generally markdown books as "show specials" or "party specials"? For example, giving a book an $11.95 list price and offering a special price of $9.95 or giving a quantity discount?

Do you have an opinion on what size works best, both in terms of dimensions and number of pages?

In your experience have you found a price point that seems to be the "sweet spot" in maximizing sales?

Do you ever sell books by other authors (other than BOR ghostwriters) that you've managed to get at a wholesale price?

What other merchandise sells well A) at public shows and/or B) Psi parties? (I'm thinking tarot decks, runes, crystals, T-shirts and the like.)

Note that I have specifically left out private parties (other than Psi parties) and corporate work. I'm guessing that many performers and clients would not be comfortable with that--although I know motivational speakers often sell tons of their own books and courses at their speaking engagements.

I seem to remember a thread about offering BOR materials at private parties and I think the consensus was that if you want to try it, by all means ask the host if it's OK first.

What kind of gross margin do you generally achieve? [Actual selling price - (production + shipping costs} = Gross margin]

I realize these are a lot of questions for one post and that some may consider their answers proprietary information. But even if I gets answers to only one or two of these questions I'll be most grateful.

Many thanks,

Rocky

On 2011-02-12 23:59, Rocketeer wrote:
Thanks for sharing your thoughts Reuben. I'm aware of Webster's book on numerology but I don't believe it's available in ghost-written BOR form. Richard could certainly go into the business if he cared to. He's an excellent and very prolific writer.

I'll certainly let you know if I decide to tackle numerology. I'm sure you'd be pleased with the product. Rick Rothbart and Chester Sass were both very happy with the work I did for them.

Regards,

Rocky.

On 2011-02-13 12:57, bevbevvybev wrote:
Rocketeer - Webster does have a BOR numerology book

On 2011-02-15 22:37, Reuben Dunn wrote:

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On 2011-02-13 12:57, bevbevvybev wrote:
Rocketeer - Webster does have a BOR numerology book

Any idea of what the URL is? I'd like to check it out.