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Originally Posted by pwalker8
Amazon is in a position to know how much they sell of a specific book at a specific price. It doesn't follow that they are in a better position than the publishing industry to know what is the most profitable pricing model to price books at.
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I think this point is almost unassailable (except that it has been assailed). Amazon doesn't know the total sales for a title, just what people bought at Amazon.
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Originally Posted by pwalker8
I think that writers that I enjoy reading should be able to make a good living writing. That way they will write more books for me to read.
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This point -- about writing more books -- I don't see -- especially as concerns fiction. And I'm a little surprised your critics don't pounce on it.
If a writer makes less money per book, he or she is likely going to write more books, not fewer, in an attempt to retain similar income. Kindle Direct Publishing is the proof that when publishers don't vigorously edit, and pay their median sales authors less than a pittance, more books get written. Ultimately, the only justification for the prices you and I consider reasonable is that they lead to better books. The not-so-secret secret of good writing is rewriting based on strong feedback, and that slows down production. Of course, I think that's, more often than not, good.