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Originally Posted by Cinisajoy
Thank you for the very nice article on what ONE independent author thinks that the Big 5 is doing.
Now can you find an article from one of the BIG 5 saying that they are pricing so people will buy hardbacks.
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Firstly, not hardbacks particularly. Paper Books in general. And I can even point you to evidence of Big 5 executives in a Court Judgement. But of course I don't have to. I'm sure you know the case. And yes, this was before the current epidemic of agency, but the actions of the Big 5 have been perfectly consistent with this goal.
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Originally Posted by Cinisajoy
I think the reason all that "inflating" prices started was because of Amazon payouts.
We do not know what percentage the big 5 gets off the sale of ebooks.
We do know that self and small publishers get 70% less a small delivery fee for books priced between $2.99 & $9.99. They get 35% for books priced under $2.99 or over $9.99.
I have never heard any readers complain that ebooks were inflated.
The only ones I have ever heard complain were independent authors that generally were not making much anyway. But it is so much easier to blame someone else's pricing for your misfortune.
Or they blame the bigger sellers because no one can find their book.
Hey, if one just puts a book out with no thought to cover art, editing or anything else then yes your book will sink to the bottom like a stone.
Ok rant over.
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Then I am afraid you are not listening. We are on Mobileread. I am a reader. I imagine everyone on here is a reader, even those who are writers. I'm said this, and so have many others.
And yes, there are many whingers amongst authors, both independent and otherwise. And, being human, some will blame anything but themselves. Attacking the motives of one class of critics does not change the objective facts.
Is there an article you can link to which summarises your own views on what the Big 5 are doing and why? Why did they want agency? Why did they raise their prices so significantly when their new agency agreements started?