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Originally Posted by BearMountainBooks
Indie sales have slowed as compared to five years ago. KU, libraries, poor quality of some books, FREE books by the boatloat, and less advantageous placement on Amazon/visibility are the big reasons.
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So it's a combo of things. K. I appreciate KU has hit actual sales.
Has KU, in general, been a net benefit or loss to indie authors? And has it been net benefit or loss to Amazon?
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Originally Posted by BearMountainBooks
I'm seeing a much larger reluctance to accept the new pricing from the big six. As of the first of the year (or possibly earlier but that's about when I noticed) any best selling author is priced at 10 and UP. 14.99 is not unusual. What that appears to have done is cause readers to search out 2.99 books and below. Anything under 5 still sells some copies. Anything over? Nada. Even boxed sets over 5 are having a hard time of it.
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So Big 6 book prices have gone up? How much were they before? And why have they all gone up? Is this purely a Big 6 decision, or is Amazon involved?
But I don't quite see how the increased prices of Big 6 books would mean buyers are willing to pay less for an indie. If anything, I would expect buyers to see more value in existing indie-prices. I don't see how a hike in Big 6 book prices would impact indie-sales negatively. To me, it does not seem to follow. Again, perhaps I'm missing something.
Anyway, excuse my ignorance, and thanks for your response.