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Originally Posted by Blossom
So that brings my question on say historical romance backlist title what do you think the average price should be? $2.99? $3.99? $4.99? And has Kobo coupons spoiled us to where we don't even want to pay that for a ebook. I think for me that is a yes. If I think about it I can buy a cheap paperback for a penny or 99 cents but shipping is usually $3.99 unless it's Prime Eligible then it's really is a better deal. Sometimes on eBay I can get one for about $3.99 with free shipping. So all that said....I don't want to pay more than $4-$5 for a backlist title but I have trouble paying $3.99-$4.99 and Prefer $2.99 as the average price.
Now I really have a problem paying more than $2.99 only a former category romance title. Some authors have their former Harlequin priced at sticker price which amazes me.
Of course all this is void if it's a book that I really want to read badly. Say if Karen Robards released Green Eyes in digital print I would gladly pay $5 as my copy is stained and I really rather read it on my Tablet.
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Unless it's an author i adore, 2.99 is about my ceiling. If it's a series I have pieces of and want to finish because I'm anxious to read it but it's not necessarily an author I'd normally go higher for, I'd probably go up to $5... maybe.
I refuse to pay more than .99 for any novella less than 100 pages. No more than 1.99 for 150-ish. If it's less than 50 - i won't buy it for anything. That said, if it's part of a series and somewhat integral to the overall series, I'd consider my overall spend for the series and probably get it if I felt I'd gotten enough deals overall that the total spend was a deal in itself (that was sort of a rambly sentence - I hope it made sense). I'd still have trouble though if it was 2.99 for under a 100 pages. (So many exceptions to the rules we place on ourselves when we really WANT something, eh?
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Anyway - Blossom (everyone really), I appreciate all of the deals you post, free or otherwise. I think I treat backlist titles the same as I would anything else - if it's an author I love, I'd pay more. If not one I know (new to me), I'd hesitate going over 2.99 until I knew better if I liked the writing.
As for ebook/print - I buy virtually nothing in print anymore. Some series that I want to have the collection in print. So even if the book could be cheaper in print via amazon or Half Price Books, i don't go that route - I don't have the room nor desire to read in print anymore and am trying to replace (or at least acquire) my favorite prints in digital.
I hope your foot/toe are do better today, Blossom. Sending good wishes!