Hi, Anne,
I'm so glad you loved STILL LIFE! Thanks for letting me know.
Here's why I didn't put the 99 cent special on Smashwords (and know that I'm open to changing my mind if get a good argument
). When you change a price on Smashwords, the third party outlets they distribute to (Sony, Apple, Kobo, and Diesel) automatically change their prices, as well. But then, when you change it back, it takes some of those outlets
forever to change their prices back. I returned STILL LIFE and SILKEN THREADS to their regular prices some time ago, but they're still 99 cents at Kobo, which means they're still 99 cents at Amazon, where the lion's share of my sales occur (because Amazon matches the lowest price). So I'm taking a real hit on royalties.
That's why some of us are experimenting with not lowering our price at Smashwords for these temporary sales. I must tell you, although my books sell really well on Amazon, the sales from Smashwords are negligible; it's the same with most authors in my position.
That said, I'm all about pleasing my readership. I figure if I want them to buy my books, I shouldn't make them jump through hoops to do it. Do you think I should lower the price on Smashwords?
Pat
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Originally Posted by amward
Any chance of this going on to Smashwords? I got your Nell Sweeny books on another promotion, have only read the first so far and loved it.
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