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Originally Posted by kennyc
I think part of what he's saying (as he has been for years now) is that independent authors self-publishing price themselves too low. I tend to agree with him. If you are just doing it for fun then give your work away. If you are selling it, then set a reasonable price. Do give-aways or promotions to get the word out if you prefer or give one item away as a loss leader, but set your prices reasonably in a fair market.
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So, looking right now at the market... almost all of the "also boughts" for my novels are 2.99 or 3.99. That means what people are actually buying is in that range. If I price up, I could price out of the market.
I dunno what the answer is yet, but I have been considering moving my full length novels to 3.99 from 2.99 to see if they sell better, and to give myself room for sales.