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I won't pretend to know what an e-book shloud cost, though I voted in the $5 - $9.99 bracket. I'm okay with my indie release being anywhere from free to $3.99, and I tend to buy indie books with similar pricing.What kills me is when I see on Amazon that a newer title is at $9.99 for an e-book and $10.99 for a hardcover. I understand that the $10.99 price point is a major cut from what it costs to make that hardcover, but why are companies still pushing hardcovers? At such cut rates, are the returns still worth it. It seems to be they'd want to slash the prices of the e-book, embrace the trends and reach new readers.Look, if a story is good enough and I loved it enough, I will go buy that hardcover for my library, even if its $25. But I can't afford to take the risk on a story or author I know little about. That's why if the hardcover and e-book are priced so close to each other, I'll take a pass on the book, 9 times out of 10. It seems cheaper e-books from big companies could sway a consumer like me. I'm sure I'm not alone.
by Esin 12:49:48 AM 2013.10.24 |
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