Thread: Amazon announces a 70 percent royalty option
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Old 01-20-2010, 03:58 PM   #40
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Originally Posted by K-Thom View Post
Actually, Amazon uses this offer as an "incentive" to set prices below 10 US$. "Make your ebooks a bargain and get a reward" is the message.

For me who already has most of his eBooks way below US$ 10.- (about 500 titles), this is a pure bargain with hardly any catch.
Although the over 2.99 floor is odd - means they are looking for longer work I suppose?

Do they think 2.99 sells more than 1.99 - people more likely to buy those?

Because for 1.99 and close to doubling what the author gets is approaching 10% of a trade paperback price?
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