Comments on: Top 100 Blogger Releases eBook on Getting Things Done

By: Ignite Living

Ignite Living — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 08:05:26 +0000

Go Leo! That’s fantastic.

I too think it would be a great experiment to play with pricing on this one. I know Leo is not trying to get rich off this book and his pricing is a very fair exchange. But I’d be curious to see what would happen with a higher price.

By: Paul Piotrowski

Paul Piotrowski — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 04:26:03 +0000

Just bought the book. Haven’t read it yet, but I’ll be sure to comment after I’ve read it.

By: steven wilson

steven wilson — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 23:41:34 +0000

Congrats to Leo on his new e-book.It appears to be something of interest to many as the comments here show.With a subsciber list of over 21,000,and the promotion from other blogs like here he should make quite a few sales.

I do not believe the sales will come close to the numbers of his subscriber list,but he should do very well.

Steven

By: Max Powers at http://ConsumerFight.com

Max Powers at http://ConsumerFight.com — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 20:55:10 +0000

I too appreciate the honesty of his comment about the content of his eBook. No misleading statements or dishonest marketing puts his reputation at the highest level.

I think the price he choose is a great marketing decision, $9.50 makes you think “under 10 bucks”, not to much and well worth the information provided.

I also would love to know how much conversion he can do with his subscribers.

By: Gaurav Mishra

Gaurav Mishra — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 19:50:27 +0000

More thoughts on why Leo should probably give the book away for free -- The Economics of Free.

By: Gaurav Mishra

Gaurav Mishra — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 19:04:07 +0000

Leo should probably give the book away for free, as an e-book, and hope for a pay-off on the lecture circuit.

The Economics of Free — Free content -> Attention -> Free product -> Lock-in -> Paid bundled services -> $$$.

By: Mido

Mido — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 18:03:15 +0000

Hi Darren,

I am looking forward to the interview with Leo. Wish him good luck specially in turning 20,000+ subscribers into paying customers!

Cheers,
Mido

By: Stephan Miller

Stephan Miller — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 17:56:47 +0000

I will definitely have to check it out. I am new to GTD. I read David Allen’s book after reading an article about him in Wired a few months ago. I have modified some of his suggestions since I don’t have a delegate option and only a mobile desk environment. I would love to find out how Leo modified it for his use. Maybe it will set some of the issues I have straight.

By: Kimber Chin

Kimber Chin — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 15:52:25 +0000

Responding to some of the comments,
I question how someone with a solid blogging base
is going to do better launching in print first.

Blog readers read online.
These often early adopters also read eBooks
and spread word of mouth.
Once that has been done
THEN he can launch in print,
secure that the demand has been built
(plus flip the money earned from the eBook
into the costs for print publishing).

Seth Godin does the exact same thing.
And I hear he’s done pretty well for himself.

Oh, I should disclose that this is exactly my plan for my novel launching in May.

By: Etienne Teo

Etienne Teo — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 15:30:43 +0000

Leo is a honest blogger and marketer, he explains well on his blog that everything that you can find on the ebook is all written on his blog spreaded across.

Unless you are looking for a handy and much easier way to read a chapter by chapter book, then buying one is a must, and it’s only $9.50 for an ebook.

By: Joe

Joe — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 15:23:29 +0000

This is great! It makes me want to write my own e-book. Just thinking about writing a book and having it for sale is a ways off though.

By: Hyder

Hyder — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 15:19:05 +0000

Congrats to Leo on his success. Simplicity always succeeds, and he has just proved it.

By: Richard Rinyai

Richard Rinyai — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 15:13:00 +0000

This is a great site. I myself am doing the same type of blog and can definitely learn a lot from this. I’ve only been blogging about 2 months now, but Leo has some great ideas!

By: Ivy

Ivy — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 15:10:59 +0000

What would be interesting is if Leo uses this free ebook as an introduction to talks, workshops and seminars that he conducts. People who found the book useful would be dying to meet him and hear him give an actual talk on the subject with FAQ and case studies.

By: Kenneth

Kenneth — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 15:01:30 +0000

The price is very affordable I have to say. Love their latest redesign.

By: Ross Hill

Ross Hill — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 14:36:02 +0000

Maybe something like 37s’ Getting Real setup where you can buy either the PDF or a lulu dead tree version?

Like Darren said though, conversion stats would be really interesting.

By: Dan Schawbel

Dan Schawbel — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 14:06:12 +0000

Well now he has you advertising his ebook, so that should help. Selling a book is all about support and investment. With support, you can virally penetrate the blogosphere to attract the widest possible audience. With investment, you can pay for advertising or PR.

By: Bontb

Bontb — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 13:09:46 +0000

That is cool, I notice he has lots of different topics

By: Martin Hughes

Martin Hughes — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 12:34:37 +0000

I agree with Caroline. There’s enough idea to get this set for a proper print run. Now that WOULD be great!

By: Caroline Middlebrook

Caroline Middlebrook — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 12:28:23 +0000

I think that is great for Leo, but honestly, I think he is setting his sights too low. IMO he should be looking for a print-book deal. This would elevate him to the status of ‘published author’ and I’m sure that would do more for him than the sales of this ebook.

Still, maybe that’s still to come :-) Kudos to Leo!