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fjtorres · 03-22-2012, 07:55 PM

Okay, I'll get back on topic...

Okay, I'll get back on topic...

Over at The Digital Reader:
http://www.the-digital-reader.com/20...as-loans-drop/

That report got me thinking that in an economy of abundance, the ready availability of free promos, free PD titles, and quality low-cost titles might not only devalue hardcover and "bestseller" titles (the BPHs nightmare) but also devalue the "value" of "free!".

I'm thinking that people with Kindles (or Nooks or Kobos or whatever) full of quality reads are not going to stapede at the mere mention of a free title and can afford to be selective in what they spend their reading time. *And* might be just as willing to pick up a reasonably-priced paid title as a free one.

If that psychology prevails, pricing is only an issue at the high end and there might be no long-term advantage to creative pricing schemes. It may even be that $0.99 might *not* be the sweet spot to maximize ebook sales volume.

03-22-2012, 07:55 PM	#67
fjtorres Grand Sorcerer Posts: 11,732 Karma: 128354696 Join Date: May 2009 Location: 26 kly from Sgr A* Device: T100TA,PW2,PRS-T1,KT,FireHD 8.9,K2, PB360,BeBook One,Axim51v,TC1000	Okay, I'll get back on topic... Okay, I'll get back on topic... Over at The Digital Reader: http://www.the-digital-reader.com/20...as-loans-drop/ That report got me thinking that in an economy of abundance, the ready availability of free promos, free PD titles, and quality low-cost titles might not only devalue hardcover and "bestseller" titles (the BPHs nightmare) but also devalue the "value" of "free!". I'm thinking that people with Kindles (or Nooks or Kobos or whatever) full of quality reads are not going to stapede at the mere mention of a free title and can afford to be selective in what they spend their reading time. And might be just as willing to pick up a reasonably-priced paid title as a free one. If that psychology prevails, pricing is only an issue at the high end and there might be no long-term advantage to creative pricing schemes. It may even be that $0.99 might not be the sweet spot to maximize ebook sales volume. Last edited by fjtorres; 03-22-2012 at 08:02 PM.