I couldn't find the poll...;o(, so I don't know what the rgneas of choice are. Regardless, I think an e-book (new release) should cost between $2.99 and $7.99. As an indie author and self publisher I refused to join the .99 crowd because, contrary to some of the posters on this subject, it does cost money to write and self publish a"pro" level book. Time is money and it takes a lot of time to produce quality work. Unless I missed it, no one has mentioned marketing and promotion of the self published book. I think that should be added to the price; the traditional publishers certainly do that. There are several ways an idie author can promote his book for free, but it takes A LOT of time and, again, time is money. The returns (book sales) on this free marketing are slim. I've spent hours and hours on blogs, writing to book reviewers, etc and I can tell you it's a monumental effort, especially if you're also holding down a full time job. Over the past several months I've read about thirty .99 e-books. Of those, a good 75% were poor quality and the stories were blah! The others matched traditionally published books in quality and the stories were great. I think other constant readers have experienced a similar percentage and are shunning e-books in that price range. The opportunity to sample before buying is great, but also, often misleading. I recently purchased a traditionally published e-book for $9.99 because the genre was near to that of my own. The marketing for this book was superb, the reviews - all excellent. I read the sample and was hooked. I got the book and - it sucks. After the enticing sample, the author more or less repeats himself over and over; there's no real story, grammatical errors galore and the formatting is as bad as the worst 99 center! I published my paperback (through Createspace) at $10.99. I would like to have priced it lower, maybe $7.99, but couldn't because I paid $39 for the Expanded Distribution program and $10.99 was the lowest price option.

by Sofi 11:12:24 PM 2013.10.23

What is the need? QuotesChimp person may have a great deal to insure, another much less. For example, if your monthly budget is $2,800 and you are looking for life insurance to protect your family for 10 years after your death, chances are you can buy less coverage (and therefore spend less money) than someone whose monthly budget is $6,500.

by Xaria 02:21:51 AM 2014.03.07