Thread: Understanding the Cost of eBooks
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Old 02-16-2010, 01:17 PM   #10
J. Dean
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Originally Posted by TC Beacham View Post
Because there's so much free information online, I think people get confused and think that everything offered online should be free. Hopefully, your article will help - thanks!
Agree completely. I've said this before on another site, but let me reiterate again: I expect to be paid for my work. I believe certainly in offering products at affordable prices, and don't want to gouge anybody. But it bugs me when I tell people about the book being offered on Smashwords, and then say it' 99 cents (Keep in mind that it's a 90,000 word book!) and they'll say "You have to buy it?"

I like to say in response "Do you do your job for free?"

While I have no aspirations of being a millionaire or anything like that, I am a firm capitalist and believe work deserves to be compensated.
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