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Originally Posted by emellaich
Here is what I would try. Establish yourselves as experts on a Genre (to start with, you can expand to other Genre's later). Actively go out and find good books in that genre. Build an inventory of books that are good -- you can publish a discard tally just to show you have gone through the drek for us, but their is no need to cloud the picture with junk. Build a reputation as a good place to go if you are looking for a good book in the Genre.
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As well as that, I would also make it all free for now, just to build up a better inventory and attract more readers. You can always start charging once you've built up a decent number of buyers, but I still think 50% of the average indie list price is a bit steep at this stage, when the big players in this game are only charging 30%.
If you can build the reputation for quality ebooks, then sellers will be able to charge a premium to cover your fees. But until then, I think most people will just take their chances with Smashwords or Amazon, etc.