Thread: Do some publishers have any idea?
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Old 09-06-2019, 01:48 PM   #684
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Originally Posted by pwalker8 View Post
To answer both of you at the same time, I did say books that are not indie or _backlist_, i.e. the books you are describing. Yes, I'm aware that many authors/publishers have their backlist books on sale.
Ok...I guess I read what you said as implying that you were talking about backlist from mid-tier authors who were selling their own books, or first in a series books that were backlist from traditional publishers...neither of which conditions apply to any of the books I mentioned.

Of course, most "indies" don't put brand new books on sale for $1.99-2.99 either, any more than the traditional publishers do. (Note that I am not counting the indie books that are regularly priced at those levels in that statement) When they do put new books on sale, it is more akin to what happens in book stores when they put new bestsellers on sale for 10-25% off. As I've said in other threads, I've *never* paid full list price for a hardcover book, not even when I bought the last 2 Harry Potter books on release day.

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