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Old 03-23-2012, 07:58 AM   #70
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Originally Posted by latepaul View Post
Again true for me. Within reason price won't deter me if I think a book's likely to be a good read, which means if you've priced your book at $0.99 and I buy it you've probably done yourself out of at least a couple of extra dollars you could have had from me. Of course I've no idea how typical I am.
A minor clarification:
I'm not talking about pricing a book at $0.99 as a promotional/visibility enhancement mechhanism. But more along the line of list-pricing it straight to $0.99. And I'm talking novels and equivalent; not novelas or short-story "ebooks".

With that caveat, one would *hope* that you are typical of the heavy reader breed.

It would lead to a more rational ebook marketplace where quality writers with a decent backlist have a hope of earning a decent living. I do think that having a strong, deep backlist is going to be key, though. (Which, alas does not bode well for the Sterling Lanier's of the world.)
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