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Originally Posted by Cinisajoy
I thought maybe part of the $1.99 (most big published back list) and the $2.99 came partially from the new affiliate rules. Which did immensely help the authors not wanting to advertise free books. But even with that, it is still hard to find new books. I completely understand not putting your entire catalog on sale, but to me an ad every six or nine months would make more sense than the same book at the same price at the same site every three months without fail.
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Some sites will only take first in series for an ad or they strongly suggest 99 cents for first in series and whatever other book you want to put on sale for the series. I have had ad sites say, "I'll do this book. That's the only one we want." So they are definitely pickier.
I can't answer why anyone would do the same book over and over. I have found that while ad places will take a book every 90 days, that is too often.
Finding good books has always been difficult and with less review sites out there, it's not getting any easier. I try to review books on my blog, but I can only read so fast. I have guest review posts every so often, but no takers for a regular reviewer. Traffic can be very up and down, which makes taking advertising much more difficult as well.
It's very competitive right now, but again, there are signs of hope. I'm seeing a rise in interest in indie titles (or anything that looks interesting) so long as it is under 5 dollars. I'm also seeing a broader range of genres sell from my blog. In the past 3 years, urban fantasy and fantasy might not sell at all. For the last two or three months, those are selling better than thrillers. Cozies are still quite strong (as long as they are under 5). Historical mysteries are VERY strong and non-fiction has also picked up (this is pretty new too, although memoirs always sold a copy here and there.) I used to be able to sell one or two of the big names even at 9 and 10, but that has completely dried up in the last 4 months (at least. I'd have to go back and look at what I've posted and track the sales more closely to see when it started/stopped).