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Originally Posted by neilmarr
Excellent article, Randolph. Thanks. What folks must realise is that when it comes to serious indie authors and small publishers, the cost-savings in print, warehousing, physical distribution and shelf-stacking are only part of the ebook story. Editorial, design, technical, legal and admin costs are constant and must be shared between the treebook and ebook. I won't touch a free ebook or something selling at a dollar or two because the very price suggests that the author has cut corners, there has been no professional editorial input, and the book may very well waste my precious recreational reading time. Neil
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Well, I suppose that's the risk we run. Although "cutting costs" for an indie author I would argue falls more into the realm of, "using general sanity, won't try and justify the extreme cost." It's just not viable unless you can really get yourself established enough.
I'd love to charge 5-10 bucks for my book, but then I wouldn't have any readers. Maybe, someday, I'll have enough of a reputation established to be able to charge a little bit for my work, but, until then...
I think, when it comes to indie books, most people are already going to have a sour initial impression because, fact is, it's a massive crap-shoot of quality. It's doubtful said individuals are going to waste
both their precious recreational reading time and their precious hard earned cash, so I just shoot for the former.
At least for now.