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Originally Posted by shalym
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.
Shari
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I think it's pretty rare for anyone to pay list price for hardcover fiction books. I've seen some non fiction that weren't discounted from the list price.
Certainly, established indies with a fanbase don't put their new books on sale for one or two bucks. Five bucks seems to the normal price at the moment. At least most of the indie authors that I read price their new books at that price point.