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Originally Posted by Tarana
I wonder if the idea is that the average purchaser buys 12 books a year and doesn't care how much they pay because they only buy 12 books a year? Perhaps their belief is that this is the larger market and those who buy by price alone won't affect them much?
I wonder if publishers have considered that they HAD a market that formerly only purchased used books, but were happy to buy reasonably priced ebooks. Raising the prices will just send those folks back to the library or used book market thereby eliminating any profit to both publishers and authors. With an Indy market, you can abandon an author until you get a sale and get other authors on Amazon.
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It's really hard to guess the dynamics of a market, especially one that is changing all the time. I knew that when Amazon started allowing free books it would impact my sales--I had no idea by how much. When agency started way back when, it impacted my sales in a positive manner. This time around? I don't think it will matter all that much. People know there are indie writers out there (and therefor cheap and free books). Libraries have more digital books to offer now than before. There are subscription models to compete with...
I think it's mostly about control--control of pricing and control of sales. If they have to go lower to get sales, maybe it matters most that they be setting the bar and when rather than someone else.