Michael Ventura Posted January 21, 2017 Share Posted January 21, 2017 Last night I had 6 sales drop in my account, all for $69 and all for the same Education buyer. I am happy for the six sales but sure miss those $180's! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYCat Posted January 21, 2017 Share Posted January 21, 2017 I have a friend here who does proof reading and speaking of her own lack of work mentioned disarray in the text book publishing world. She told me the publishers don't pay for the images. The authors have to pay and she sees more and more images shot by the writers themselves. Not good news. Paulette Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Mitchell Posted January 22, 2017 Share Posted January 22, 2017 Could be the new normal. My first two sales of the year on Jan. 3rd were a pair of $69 Education ones. You also see quite a few microstock images in textbooks now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
York Photographer Posted January 22, 2017 Share Posted January 22, 2017 Saw this story floating about last week, which can't be helping, can't see the trend reversing anytime soon http://uk.reuters.com/article/us-pearson-outlook-idUKKBN12H0ZA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Mitchell Posted January 22, 2017 Share Posted January 22, 2017 Saw this story floating about last week, which can't be helping, can't see the trend reversing anytime soon http://uk.reuters.com/article/us-pearson-outlook-idUKKBN12H0ZA Interesting, thanks for sharing. It may be wishful thinking but I noticed on my last couple of big travels to South America and SE Asia, almost everybody I met who was travelling independently like myself, was carrying a physical guidebook. They are actually excellent value for money, even if just for drawing attention to potential scams. I also notice when wandering around town that many visitors have a physical map of the city. That whilst they have smart phones and Google maps... I think there is a psychological thing whereby some people like to find their own ways. When I travel, I always take a couple of physical guidebooks and paper maps. But then I also still use a dumb phone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fotoDogue Posted January 22, 2017 Share Posted January 22, 2017 I just had three educational book licenses for $160, $104 and $27 (in Chile) so those three figure licenses haven't completely disappeared. Some big textbook publishers have always paid more while smaller ones tend to pay less. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Mitchell Posted January 23, 2017 Share Posted January 23, 2017 My best year for $180 "textbook" sales -- all non-iQ licenses -- was 2014. They declined dramatically after that. Last one was in June 2016. Education sales prices are now all over the map but on average much lower than in pre-iQ days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wiskerke Posted January 23, 2017 Share Posted January 23, 2017 I had no 69, but did have a 95; a 120; a 140 and a 180 all in the first week of January. None had the word education in the details. But one had a line about a contract that's exactly the same as a lot that have had the word education or educational in the details. Last week I did have a sale with the word educational, but it was not anywhere near those figures of the first week. Here in Holland we had the national post deliver some Christmas presents a bit after Christmas. So I figured that's what those first week sales were too: late Christmas deliveries. wim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Betty LaRue Posted January 24, 2017 Share Posted January 24, 2017 I just got one of those book sales for $140 also. Didn't say educational. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Mitchell Posted January 24, 2017 Share Posted January 24, 2017 Another of those $69 Education sales popped up today (not complaining, just reporting). Third one this month, which is turning into quite a good month all things considered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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