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Originally Posted by RHWright
But to have that be the regular price of a book seems to make a statement about its value. I think a price of, say, $3.99 makes a stronger statement about how the author/publisher sees the value of the work.
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While I'm sure you're correct in terms of the message it sends, in reality it seems to have no bearing on actual quality whatsoever. I've picked up around 20-25 indie books so far, ranging in price from $0.00 to $4.99 (I think, maybe $5.99), and in my opinion at least there's no correlation at all between price and quality. I've happened across both absolute stinkers and a few excellent efforts at either end. Also both abysmal and excellent formatting/proofreading. 20-25 books obviously doesn't amount to statistical significance, but I see no reason why it would, and don't expect it to, change as I buy and read more.
Consequently, had I cared about prices I'd be far more likely to shop for indie books at the lower end of the price ladder. I'm sure most people assume that higher price=higher quality, but as they read more they'll eventually cotton onto the fact that there is no such correlation. At least not as it stands today, as far as I can discern.