tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5630451309287425620.post1573878632228348097..comments2024-03-24T08:17:47.225+01:00Comments on Marissa Farrar: Low Priced Indie Books... Did they Ruin Things for the Rest of Us?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5630451309287425620.post-45036542050515482992019-11-11T23:45:22.175+01:002019-11-11T23:45:22.175+01:00Are you tired of being human, having talented brai...Are you tired of being human, having talented brain turning to a vampire in a good posture in ten minutes, Do you want to have power and influence over others, To be charming and desirable, To have wealth, health, without delaying in a good human posture and becoming an immortal? If yes, these your chance. 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They also have the ability to get into book shops, so their print book sales are a hell of a lot more than an indie author's will ever be. Marissafarrarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02409272164117892923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5630451309287425620.post-65470089895113479272012-10-20T04:01:21.072+02:002012-10-20T04:01:21.072+02:00As a reader, I don't think $5-10 is unreasonab...As a reader, I don't think $5-10 is unreasonable. At the end of the day this is your livelihood. Being part of the iTunes generation does make that $0.99 price hard to pass up for most. People don't realize what Rovio charges for it's Angry Birds games doesn't contribute very much to profit. They then don't see the corollary between apps, songs (individual songs and not the entire album), and books. In the case of indie authors I think a lot of people don't really look at it from the perspective that this is how you make your money. There isn't a world tour or radio plays or Youtube views or merchandising to subsidize your earnings.<br />That mainly only describes one demographic though. The other one I see quite often is people that truly prefer paper books. I personally am not part of that mentality. I prefer ebooks and I find it much easier to get through books over 200 pages in the print version. Seeing a percentage when I pick my Kobo up is for whatever reason easier for me to wrap my head around and is less daunting. I think the current state of ebook prices compared to print prices from large publishers is a big hurdle to get people to want to read books digitally. If you go to Amazon, Kobo, or Barnes and Noble (I'm in the US so that's the only real perspective I have) and see an ebook you know you can get at a brick and mortar store for less, you're not going to stick around for long. If they don't stay long enough because the stuff on the front page is too expensive, chances are they won't get deep to see the indie books, good or bad.<br />I hope some of that made sense.Tylerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09896960088772198318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5630451309287425620.post-11293768440853960892012-10-19T17:10:18.163+02:002012-10-19T17:10:18.163+02:00I hate to say it, JoAnne, but I only started makin...I hate to say it, JoAnne, but I only started making decent money when I made the jump from being traditionally published to going indie (but that's a whole other blog post, lol!). <br /><br />I'm hoping that over time the price of ebooks will start going back up again and readers will recognise that a $0.99 price tag will mean they're getting a short story, or at least they'll appreciate that they've got something for practically nothing. Unfortunately, us indie author haven't done ourselves any favours on that front.<br /><br />Marissafarrarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02409272164117892923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5630451309287425620.post-10750997988135591742012-10-19T16:55:07.468+02:002012-10-19T16:55:07.468+02:00You've touched on some really interesting poin...You've touched on some really interesting points there, for sure.<br />I've not been indie published, and I'm lucky to make 500 a quarter, never mind a month!!<br /><br />As for ebook pricing, I agree. 99c should be reserved for shorts or promotional periods. And I also agree on your point that readers come to expect to pay the same across the board, without taking into consideration what went into the book. It's frustrating to say the least. My ebook spend limit is no more than $10, and that's pushing it! I'm happier paying between 3 and 7 for a full.<br /><br />JoAnne Kenrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15234275353277804224noreply@blogger.com