Ebook - Best recommend length and price

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Is there a preferred length when producing an e-book? I'm planning one and have never done so before. What is the best length in terms of the number of pages? Also, what is the recmmended price range, if there is such a thing? I know these are very general questions but important for overall planning.

One more thing concerns the outline. If I have the book written by a ghost, how much detail will the writer need. I guess that only a ghostwriter would be able answer this . Thanks for contributing.
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  • Profile picture of the author Kyle Tully
    Length and price are much less important than content and value
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    • Profile picture of the author ShayB
      Make it as long as it needs to be.

      Don't fill it full of fluff and babbling just to get to a desired page count.

      If it isn't "long enough" to qualify as an e-book, call it a guide or report. You can still charge what it is worth.
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  • Profile picture of the author CurtisN
    How much you tell your ghostwriter really depends on what you're expecting back from them. You can give them as much or as little detail as you want. You can ask for stuff like tone, formatting, pictures/screenshots, or give an overview of what you want in the form of a table of contents, etc.

    As for price, I've seen people at DP writing 10 page ebooks for less than $50 whereas some people write for $50 a page. It all depends on who you hire...but you can probably guess which writer will most likely be the better one.
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  • Profile picture of the author Woody C
    It all depends on the value you offer in the book and how long it takes you to get your points across.

    There are two things that matter to people: Time and Money.

    So if the e-book saves them time or money in the long run then it is good, but it is also important that your e-book saves them time (don't use filler) and money (don't over price it). There is a fine balance and it usually depends on the niche.
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  • Profile picture of the author Josh Anderson
    60 pages and $997

    An ebook is not a commodity. There is no average value or price per page.

    Its all about the content, the copy, and the irresistible offer.
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  • Profile picture of the author Mr McDonald
    content is the most important however thats not your question so i would say 30 pages and $27.

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  • Profile picture of the author jjpmarketing
    This is just me... but I tend to prefer ebooks that are less than 50 pages in length. I wouldn't want a 200 page ebook. Something like that I would prefer to have in print from a book store. Yes I could print it out... but it isn't the same. Besides a 30 page eBook I can skim through pretty quickly and get what info I need, commit it to memory and move on.

    Besides long ebooks tend to be loaded with fluff and noise. Besides you could sell 1 long ebook... or 4 short ebooks. At $17 each... the ebooks broken apart have the potential to have a higher dollars per customer value.

    Anything longer than that then you will want to take care to provide some navigation in the ebook to easily skip around.

    Now back to the reason for your question. You can charge whatever you want as long as the market is willing to pay for it.

    Quality of content is more important than length. A great ebook can create repeat buyers... for several ebooks to come. 1 Bad ebook on the first attempt and you will lose them forever. The several ebooks to come mentality is because if your first ebook is great, it will take them a few bad ebooks before they decide not to buy from you just because first impressions are critical in gaining customer loyalty.

    Also with a broke apart ebook you could better focus your marketing efforts. A long ebook may only contain 10 pages that is useful to someone... but you might have been focusing your efforts on other parts of the ebook in your marketing. Break that apart and you can target each niche within the ebook for its target market.

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