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Would the fact that there's a substantial sample make me think a self-pubbed book (that wasn't a re-release after an author got rights back from a publisher) is worth $8? No way in hell.
However, I think I understand what the author was trying to say...it's not so much that she believes the sample MAKES the book worth $8. I believe she felt the book IS worth $8, and that her enticement to the buyer to make it worth taking a chance on her unknown story is the longer-than-normal sample.
Personally, I believe the average paperback's only worth $5 or $6, so I don't pay $8 unless I've got some kind of advantage (gift certificate, for example) or I know and LOVE LOVE LOVE the author's work.
The Agency cartel's pricing deal has really made a dent in my normal ebook buying...since many books I would have happily bought for $5-6 are now priced $8 (or more, at Sony).
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