Model s the smallest of all studio grands, the steinway model s measures just over 5 feet in length and is the goto choice for confined spaces. The piano has a new pinblock, strings and tuning pins for rich tone and excellent tuning stability. I found the o to be superior than all the ms i tried. For those whose desire for a used steinway piano is 100% genuine. Piano buyer is a semiannual piano buying guide that will help you make a fast informed decision concerning the purchase of a piano or digital piano. Steinway piano prices and value upright, grand new, used. Once again, take all of these things into consideration when pricing your ebook. Why are steinway pianos so expensive compared to those. Back on may 8, 1886, the worlds first cocacola was served at jacobs pharmacy in atlanta, georgia. This places you nicely within amazons 70 percent commission bracket, meaning youll gain more for each book sold, and the low price should ensure as many people as. Lyngdorfs consuming passion to create the finest products in the audio industry, without any compromises and without precedence. He likely had no idea what was in store for his product, the company, and an industry that would grow into the giant it is today. Also, if they are certified through steinway, that means they deal with a lot of the brand and are more apt to know more about it. Jun 28, 2017 the pricing landscape is everchanging with changes in consumer trends and technological progress, and this book provides you with a thorough understanding of the underlying principles, which can help you analyze and interpret newly emerged pricing strategies on your own pricing strategies and trends so new that there isnt a good book.
Equipped to handle multiple speaker setups, its designed to switch. How to test your ebook pricing alliance of independent. Piano maker steinways debt problems grow as earnings. Ebooks, fantasy, fiction, graphic novels, historical fiction, history, horror. A friend has offered me a free steinway console upright if i pay to have it moved. Any such price list would only cause confusion in the marketplace. However, these days i prefer to use payhip to sell my ebooks, mainly because their fees are extremely low, and they take care of the eu vat for me. A fascinating celebration of the piano, including tales of its masters from mozart and beethoven to oscar peterson and jerry lee lewis, told with the expertise. Download the steinway lyngdorf collection brochure. The first was to take control of my ebook pricing and earn a fixed royalty at whatever the cover price. Jun 11, 2018 how i experimented with price changes. Oct, 2016 but as steinway attempts to adapt, its balance sheet has become increasingly debtladen. Headquartered in copenhagen, denmark, and founded by peter lyngdorf in december 2005, steinway lyngdorf represents mr. I dont know the model number and have only seen it once and it was in good physical condition and the keys were intact and sounded nice fairly tuned to my ears.
Dr they are very diligent about making sure nobody famous ever touches a non steinway piano. So youve written two books that are similar in length and genre. Sep, 20 but steinway, with its dominant position in the highend piano market, has considerable pricing power. This could be the definitive guide for every pricing professional. An ebook pricing strategy that ignores amazon and kdp. Some companies offer a free steinway appraisal if youre selling a steinway piano. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading people and pianos.
Featuring an expertly refinished ebony cabinet, restored original ivory keytops, a fully rebuilt action, and a new solid spruce soundboard, this instrument is a. Libraries has been publishing a monthly list of pricing for print and ebook bestsellers for the past year. But steinway, with its dominant position in the highend piano market, has considerable pricing power. Over the past year, ive moved my book prices as a series and as individual books up and down, sustaining each price point for three to eight weeks each to make sure the run rates were not affected by holidays, elections, smurfs, ad campaigns, etc. There are probably several reasons, but one of them is that they are great at marketing, and they have been for a long time. We would like to add that these pianos come with a 10 year guarantee for faults. Contact us today on 0800 195 4825 to discuss your anthem requirements. The steinway model o is from 1922 whilst the model m is from 1929.
That being said, this range is true for most booksalways do the research into comparable books and price your book accordingly. The smallest of all studio grands, the steinway model s measures just over 5 feet in length and is the goto choice for confined spaces. Set goals by the time indie authors get to the point where they are naming a books price, they. Once your costs, distribution fees and expected profits are determined, its time to apply intuition to your pricing recipe. Measuring 57 in length this baby grand is a living example of historic steinway quality. Apr 29, 2020 once again, take all of these things into consideration when pricing your ebook. Retail pricing is the responsibility of the dealer. Check out my novels on amazon, join my readers club for freebies and book news, and follow me on. This list does not include the many furniture styles and finishes. Hermann simon is perhaps the worlds foremost pricing expert. Since youve been quoted 61k with the trade in, they either wiggled or actually gave you something for your hamilton.
The p200 distinguished itself as the first processor to support both dolby atmos and auro3d. It is for these reasons that over 19 out of 20 concert pianists choose the steinway grand piano and why the instrument remains at the heart of cultured homes the world over. For published authors, your aim is to sell more books. Most importantly, no pricing strategy will sell a poorlywritten, proofed and edited book. Setting european union list prices changed on january 1, 2015. Whether youre a selfpublished author with titles on amazon or selling a nonfiction book on your website, product pricing is a major component of your marketing plan and income projections. Steinway pianos reputation appears to be depended upon their commitment of not changing the piano at all. Some may not know it, but may 8 is a bit of a red letter day. Ebook pricing, however, can often feel like a maze without exits. Jan 28, 2014 pricing your book is an art, not a science. Sell my steinway piano, steinway gallery, american steinways. Its a second edition, updated with powerful new strategies and tactics giving you the tools to protect your margins and procure.
The price is always too high for a book that is not needed. It is an impossibility to begin to discuss even a ballpark range for most used pianos without it being dismantled and in front of the person being asked to evaluate it. However, it is worth seeing if this is true for your own ebook. Prices are given only for the lowestpriced style of each model. Self published author ten tips for pricing your book. The 2010s were supposed to bring the ebook revolution. The steinway grand is the gold standard of musical instruments, representing over 160 years of dedication to craftsmanship and uncompromised expression. How your pricing strategy can take advantage of mathematical ignorance. A high price will return more profit, but a low price will deliver more readers, or at least that is the common logic. But as steinway attempts to adapt, its balance sheet has become increasingly debtladen. Changing your price should be a part of your book marketing.
Your fiveminute guide to pricing your selfpublished book. Big little lies liane moriarty don t miss season 2 of the golden globe and emmy awardwinning. I recently purchased a steinway model o in the ebony about 2 years ago at the pittsburgh steinway gallery. Not only could we see a difference in the amount continue reading a year of ebook price comparisons. Piano maker steinways debt problems grow as earnings shrink. The cost of a steinway piano steinway piano prices by.
Sell my steinway piano, steinway gallery, american. So at whatever price you can manage to sell ebooks, it is a good price. In this book he explains how in everyday life we all make decisions on price, its such a powerful and economic force whether doing the weekly shop in the local supermarket or involved in the highlevel negotiations of oil futures. The most popular and wellrounded steinway, the model m is fashioned as the studio grand for your home. Learn everything you need to know about ebook pricing in different markets. The pricing landscape is everchanging with changes in consumer trends and technological progress, and this book provides you with a thorough understanding of the underlying principles, which can help you analyze and interpret newly emerged pricing strategies on your own pricing strategies and trends so new that there isnt a good book. This commitment to quality produces the legendary financial appreciation of the steinway piano. Most ebook buyers will just go on their preferred device and download their next book without even looking at competitors prices. As a rule of thumb, most steinways wont depreciate for 25 years or so, major caveats on this obvious. The quality of steinway pianos is the result of the craftsmanship of the piano by skilled workers steinway, 20. Measuring 57 in length, the model m is ideal for smaller, more intimate spaces. In our book pricing guide, we analyze what the best price is to set your ebook, paperback or hardback book to maximize sales and credibility, from scribe.
So the purchase price of the steinway will be somewhere in the region of its selling price. We began in september 2012 when we realized that the availability and pricing of ebooks for libraries was out of whack with the market. Ebook pricing trends for 2017 selfpublishingmastery. In our next post, well discuss specific pricing approaches. Dr they are very diligent about making sure nobody famous ever touches a nonsteinway piano. For sales to customers in brazil, japan, mexico, and india, digital books must also be. Ebook pricing guide for different markets how to do it right. By 1839 he had exhibited his pianos in state fairs, establishing his reputation as a piano builder before emigrating to the usa with his wife and. The ultimate guide to book pricing and how to maximize sales. The ebook pricing wars american libraries magazine. When they were working on an instrument, they paid total attention to it, and didnt begin any new project before finishing the current one. Dec 10, 2012 most ebook buyers will just go on their preferred device and download their next book without even looking at competitors prices. A pipeline audit can surface trends and reveals gaps that help leaders make informed process decisions.
Steinway model l grand piano living pianos online piano. Applicable shipping andor freight charges, customer makeready and delivery charges, finance charges, special promotional pricing, special tradein pricing, or changing tariff and currency values for imported products will affect the ultimate selling price. As i chose draft2digital d2d, i earn 60% on any price point sale value. Lieberman, is considered to be the ultimate treatise on the history of the steinway piano at m. A pricing bonus with draft2digital is that i can change or discount territorial prices individually. Self published author ten tips for pricing your book profitably. Once the ebook is written, the marketing plan in place, and the work ready to release to the public, selfpublished authors find themselves with an unexpected challenge. Some companies offer a free steinway appraisal if youre selling a steinway piano it is an impossibility to begin to discuss even a ballpark range for most used pianos without it being dismantled and in front of the person being asked to evaluate it. T he model a family consists of several sixfoot variants within steinways line of parlor grand pianos. We guarantee a courteous and prompt experience in this process. Together with his four sons, he worked on modern grand piano models for the first thirty years of activity. It is for these reasons that over 19 out of 20 concert pianists choose the steinway grand piano and why the instrument remains at the heart of cultured homes the world over download the steinway brochure.
Its really the only way, unless you know what youd like to get for it, regardless of its actual market value. For more information and analysis on the exploding ebook market. Printing and binding and shipping the costs that ebooks eliminated accounted for only two dollars of the cost of a hardcover, publishers. The a1, a2, and a3 sometimes dubbed the model a, style i, style ii and style iii within internal steinway documents are all part of the same family, yet there are some distinct differences between them and even differences within those sub. The model m offers beautiful, concert sound in a convenient size. Writing an ebook is hard and figuring out the pricing for it should not be harder. A grand guide to buying a used steinway piano is designed to assist you in your journey in selecting a genuine used steinway pianofrom learning about how a steinway is built and rebuilt, to what makes a steinway a genuine steinway and what factors to consider when shopping the usedsteinway market. Five questions to ask yourself before pricing up your ebook. Perhaps its easy for me to say, being out of the ebook pricing wars now i. To save space, we have also compiled a master list of base models for all brand names. Steinways are pretty much a fixed priced instrument. It also has new hammers which have been voiced for the classic, warm steinway sound. The path to liquidate your steinway grand piano begins here. You might be surprised at the result of this pricing method.
How to set the retail price of your book mill city press. The royalty percentages, length, perceived quality, and the prices of other books in your genre are to be considered. Piano buying guide the successor to the piano book piano. You may also lower the price of your ebook to help promote subsequent publications. This is a rebuilt steinway from the golden era of american piano building. Pricing newlyreleased titles higher for a limited period after their initial launch can work well for authors with a loyal readership. The definitive guide to pricing your book the wise ink blog. There are plenty of books out there on the subject of pricing its true, some more readable than others. Marcus discusses the difference between a steinway model o and a steinway model m, both fully restored from similar periods. And bob friedman has been chasing pianos and the stories behind them for decades.
Piano buying guide the successor to the piano book. A close and similar period of steinway manufacture. Steinways reputation among customers is unmatched in the piano industry. Why pianists care about the steinway sale the new yorker. Ive used ejunkie in the past as they dont take a commission on sales, just a monthly membership fee. Now, amazon has very specific ideas about ebook pricing. All prices are dynamic and subject to change at any time. Because every steinway is built to last a lifetime, each price increase will in turn bring up the value of steinway pianos already in existence. The 70% royalty option applies only to purchases of qualifying digital books by customers in certain territories. We buy steinway grand pianos paying the highest wholesale cash prices in the industry. Often referred to as the city grand for its compact size, the model s affords nearly any space the grandeur of a steinway piano.