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October 2006
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ContentsOSoLiS at the European Shareware Conference OSoLiS at the European Shareware ConferenceOn 4 November 2006, the annual European Shareware Conference comes to Cambridge (UK), where OSoLiS is based. We are sponsoring the conference, participating in one of the panel discussions (at 11am on Sunday), and giving away some useful freebies. It's not too late to register. We look forward to seeing you there!
New ways to pay authorsOur quest to provide cost-effective electronic payment alternatives to wire transfer means we can now offer six different payment methods: PayPalPayments can be sent instantly to a PayPal account. We make no charge for this. Because we pay out of cleared funds in our PayPal account you can receive the money in a 'Personal' PayPal account and avoid any PayPal fees. AlertPayPayments can be sent instantly to an AlertPay account. We make no charge for this. AlertPay charge a fee to receive a payment, which may be $1 per transaction or 2.5% + US$0.25, depending on the type of account you have (which depends on how much money you expect to receive), and charge a fee to withdraw money (though you can also spend the money at shops accepting AlertPay). moneybookersPayments can be sent instantly to a moneybookers account. We pass on the 2.5% it costs us to upload funds to moneybookers. moneybookers charge US$0.70 to receive a payment, and typically $2.30 to withdraw money (though you can also spend the money at shops accepting moneybookers). ACH ('bill payment')Payments can be credited directly to a US bank account. There is no cost involved. US dollar checkPayments can be sent as a US dollar check. There is no cost involved, but checks can be delayed in the mail and may take weeks to clear if deposited with a bank outside the US. Wire transferPayment can be wired to any bank account. We pass on the bank fee of $40 for transfers to accounts outside the US and $22 for transfers to accounts within the US. Still investigating ...We are looking into offering WebMoney payments, which we know would appeal to authors in Russia. However we have been unable to find a (reliable) way to add funds that is cheaper than sending an international wire transfer. Another service that we could offer is iKobo, which charges a transfer fee of $5 + 3%.
Improved affiliate managementWe have updated the affiliate management system to support affiliate download links in addition to 'buy now' links. The download link sets a cookie on the user's computer so that if s/he purchases a license within a month, your Affiliate Order Code will be entered automatically into their order form (subject to certain technical conditions being satisfied).
Reseller paymentsWe can now automatically distribute income to resellers/agents on the basis of the country of sale. So if you use an agent to manage sales in, say, Australia, then you can set up your pricing schedule to pay that agent a percentage of every sale to an Australian-based user. No need for region-specific builds of your software, or special 'buy now' links, or anything else that may confuse your customers.
RemindersAnd don't forget:
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