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drblam · 12-10-2009, 02:08 AM

It seems that serializing stories would be a much better solution than delaying the ebook form.
If you don't like the 9.99 tag up front, break the book into four parts at 5 dollars each for the first four months. I like the first part, buy the second, and then the third and fourth, and you have gotten your "fan tax" that you rely on. Then, when sales of the pieces dwindle, you simply sell the entire book for 9.99.

No one has to wait, the book is still cheaper than a print version, but the ealry bird pays a bit more.
On top of this, the consumer can chose to only read ten dollars of a story, and then decide that the book isn't worth the other ten.
I don't know why delay or 9.99 same day are the only options on the table.

12-10-2009, 02:08 AM	#68
drblam Junior Member Posts: 5 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2009 Device: Kindle 2	It seems that serializing stories would be a much better solution than delaying the ebook form. If you don't like the 9.99 tag up front, break the book into four parts at 5 dollars each for the first four months. I like the first part, buy the second, and then the third and fourth, and you have gotten your "fan tax" that you rely on. Then, when sales of the pieces dwindle, you simply sell the entire book for 9.99. No one has to wait, the book is still cheaper than a print version, but the ealry bird pays a bit more. On top of this, the consumer can chose to only read ten dollars of a story, and then decide that the book isn't worth the other ten. I don't know why delay or 9.99 same day are the only options on the table.