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From: mfs@edison.GE.COM (Synth Hacker @ Lost in the Mountains)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Selling software to dealers - How much ?
Message-ID: <1347@edison.GE.COM>
Date: 19 Feb 88 15:57:39 GMT
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Keywords: Standard discount ? Questions, questions, questions

For about a year now I have been advertising some of my software in
a national magazine.  Sales have been so-so, until recently, when I
introduced my new wiz-bang product.  Well, all of the sudden I have
all these folks calling me up saying 'where can I get some of these
widgets to sell in my store ?'  I hadn't anticipated this kind of
response and all of the sudden I am up to my eyeballs in orders and
requests.  So my question for all of the hard-hitting, heavy duty
software authors out there is:  Is there a standard discount that
dealers of software expect for X number of packages ?  How do you
guys handle this kind of thing ?   I know I could just haggle with
these folks, but I don't want to give them the impression that they
are getting burned and I don't want to look totally stupid (A very
important consideration :-) I mean, if you don't count all the time
(about 7 months) I spent writing the thing, it costs me about $5-6 
to put together a package that I sell for $60.  (I do everything at
home; copy disks, print manuals, packaging and make numerous trips 
down to the UPS building.)  So, what would be a fair discount for, 
say 10 packages ?

Any answers, advice, comments or flames would be greatly appreciated.

PS this is not Amiga software, although I have similar plans for my A500.

mfs@edison.GE.COM