$.99 eBook becomes biggest earner

[Catlady]

Originally Posted by drachasor

Even if a friend recommended a work of fiction to you?

I didn't say never for fiction. I might at least start to read something a friend raved about. But that hasn't happened.

I'd think wasting money on an episode guide would be a lot worse. What show doesn't have some website run by fans that does that for free? No reason to buy an ebook for that.

Geez, it was a quickie example. Obviously I'm not talking about episode recaps that I could look up myself on the Web. I mean something that perhaps compiles and analyzes a lot of information from different sources that I'd like to have in one place.

My point is that the self-published content I'm willing to pay for is basically informational, not creative.

[ApK]

Originally Posted by drachasor

Well, that's one argument in favor of why setting a self-published price low ar 3 bucks or less is a good idea. Makes it a lot easier to pick up.

Btw, if you go via Barnes and Noble's Nook, you CAN lend an ebook to a friend (and I believe you maintain access to it during this time, but I am not sure). They get to look it over for a week.

You can lend Kindle books now, too.

But really, between free samples, user reviews, and low prices, I think the lending thing is sort of irrelevant for the purpose at issue.
Yes, we don't have the toss-the-paperback-to-a-friend thing, but we've gained other tools.