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One long digital book VS. few short ones

by TrueStory
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I have a book roughly 100 pages long. It's a digital book about dating/relationship/sex I am pricing it about 20-30 bucks.

Should I split it up into 2-3 different pdfs (originally how i wrote it)

or should I just keep it compiled together?

Problem with single file:
there isn't much added value. Customer will feel like he only got ONE thing instead of crap load of stuff.

Problem with multiple files:
I can archive them, but many would not know how to use ZIP archiver or open archived documents. (I worked in desktop support for while, believe it or not, people are still struggling with *.zip files)

What have your experience showed you?

thank you
#book #digital #long #short
  • Profile picture of the author indalor1
    I may be just me but personally I'd break it up into 2 or 3 different products and make more money selling all 3 rather than just 1. If $30 for the 100 pages then why not $15 each for 3 34 page books? Or $24.95 each for 2 50 page books? But that's just me. I'm sure some would agree and some would not.

    Heck, break it up into 3 books and offer the 2nd and 3rd at a discount with the purchase of the first.
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  • Profile picture of the author marcuslim
    Breaking a long book up into several smaller chunks is a good idea because it makes the content more consumable. People these days are short on time and overloaded with information. So the easier you make it for them in the least time, they'll thank you for it. Would I be more likely to spend 10 minutes reading a short but good report or spend 2 hours going through a 200-page e-book? I think more likely the former.
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  • Profile picture of the author siteline
    I agree I would break it up at least in half, I know personally I don't like to read long paged ebooks, I like them between 20 to 25 pages in length that way its easier to absorb at one time.
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  • Profile picture of the author John Galt
    I'd test both approaches. See, I'm the opposite of those above me; I hate having to sift through X different PDFs when I get a digital product. I tend to re-read earlier pages as new ideas are triggered by later material. Obviously, that's kind of a pain in the arse when you're dealing with multiple documents.
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