Question 1

What is book ROI?

Accepted Answer

Book ROI is the return on what a book cost: everything it brings in, royalties and clients, minus the cost, divided by the cost.

Question 2

How do you calculate the ROI of a book?

Accepted Answer

The ROI of a book is (royalties + client revenue − costs) ÷ costs.

The book ROI calculator works out client revenue from the share of readers who take your offer, the share who become clients, and what a client is worth.

Question 3

What conversion rate should I use?

Accepted Answer

Use your own conversion rates, from the sign-ups on your book's link and the clients in your CRM.

Rates differ so much by offer and audience that someone else's numbers would mislead you.

Question 4

Is a book worth it for a business?

Accepted Answer

A book is worth it for a business when the clients it brings, plus its royalties, are worth more than it cost.

The book ROI calculator shows that from your own numbers.

Question 5

Is the book ROI calculator free?

Accepted Answer

Yes, the book ROI calculator is free, with no sign-up.

The math runs on your device.

Question 6

Who is the book ROI calculator for?

Accepted Answer

The book ROI calculator is for founders, coaches and consultants who use a book to find clients, and want to know what it's worth to their business.

Question 7

What other free tools can I use for my book?

Accepted Answer

The book profit calculator finds your break-even on royalties alone, and the lead magnet generator builds the offer your book links to.

See all my free tools.

Question 8

Who made the book ROI calculator?

Accepted Answer

I did. I'm Navid Moazzez, and I made the book ROI calculator as one of my free tools on navid.me.

More about me.

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