What is your maximum price for a bundled set of short stories by Arthur C. Clarke? - Page 2

pdurrant · 09-27-2008, 02:16 PM

I voted for "less than $50", but I really mean much less. In fact, I wouldn't pay more than $20. And $20 would be unlikely, seeing as the paperback is available for $13.57 from Amazon and the hardback is only $21.86

http://www.amazon.com/dp/0312878605/
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0312878214/

$9.99 seems a reasonable price. for the complete collection.

Selling the individual stories at $1.99 is an incredible rip-off.

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Originally Posted by Dr. Drib

As noted on a previous thread, Sony is selling 103 short stories by Arthur C. Clarke for $1.99 for each short story. That’s $204.97 for the complete stories.

Here’s the question:

If Sony bundled all these stories, what would be the maximum price that would cause you to think about buying them?

Prices are in USD.

Don

Lemurion · 09-27-2008, 04:22 PM

I have a whole bunch of Clarke short fiction in paperback. Even a collection of 103 such stories wouldn't be worth more than $35-40 to me. The current price is way too rich for my blood.

Steven Lyle Jordan · 09-27-2008, 04:48 PM

pdurrant reflects my opinion exactly. As much as I like Clarke, and would love to have a single collection of his shorets (I already have most of them in paperback), in an e-book format I would not pay more than $20, and that would be a stretch. $10 would be a good deal.

GeneS · 09-27-2008, 09:27 PM

Way too much.

Agree that around $10 would be a fair price, although I have or have read the dead tree versions of most of his work already.

pilotbob · 09-27-2008, 09:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Elsi

If it's good, longer is better!

Sigh... women!

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CleverClothe · 09-27-2008, 10:39 PM

Everyone should request an eBook of the complete collection. $2 per story is way too much.

Amazon:
http://www.amazon.com/Collected-Stor...569258&sr=11-1

Sony: (The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke)
http://ebooks.custhelp.com/cgi-bin/e...php?p_faqid=97

nekokami · 09-27-2008, 11:07 PM

Given that even the list price for the complete collection in paperback is $20 (and as noted above, Amazon sells it for $13.57 plus shipping), I'd say $9.99 is reasonable. I'd go as high as $12, I suppose, since I do really like Clarke, and it would be convenient to have all his short stories in one set, nicely formatted. (Note that Clarke is sadly no longer with us, so I'm ambivalent over whether his works should still be in copyright, but legally, they are.)

I don't have a Sony unit, though, so the price of the Sony Reader format is irrelevant to me in any case.

acidzebra · 09-28-2008, 07:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CleverClothe

Everyone should request an eBook of the complete collection. $2 per story is way too much.

Amazon:
http://www.amazon.com/Collected-Stor...569258&sr=11-1

Sony: (The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke)
http://ebooks.custhelp.com/cgi-bin/e...php?p_faqid=97

Agreed, I paid some 20 euros for the paper version of the collected short stories somewhere in 2004 or so. I don't think _all_ of his short stories are in it, but 99.9% of the ones worth reading are. I don't particularly care to pay for them again in electronic format, and especially not such exorbitant prices.

June · 09-30-2008, 01:33 PM

I voted 'no more than 50 usd' and in reality would pay around 30 USD. I have the hardcover Collected Stories (year 2000, Orion Books Ltd ISBN 0 575 07065 X) book which has a price tag of 20 GBP (around 30 USD) printed on it, and I think I paid a little less than that with shipping some years ago.

Donnageddon · 10-01-2008, 02:56 AM

I would love it... @ no more than $25.

Or perhaps I can just wait 70 years and get it for free.

Not really a viable option.

Format C: · 10-01-2008, 04:46 AM

The guy who actually produce that digital edition have to be paid.

So, a fair price depends from the quality of the files.
For the average Mobipocket.com quality standard, 20$ for the bunch, or 50c/story is a good price point.
AFAIK, author and publisher have already had their fair amount. More than that is too much.

View Poll Results: What is your maximum price for a bundled set of short stories by Arthur C. Clarke?
Not interested	20	43.48%
Will buy some individually	2	4.35%
No more than $50	22	47.83%
No more than $100	2	4.35%
No more than $150	0	0%
No more than $200	0	0%
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09-27-2008, 04:22 PM	#17
Lemurion eReader Posts: 2,750 Karma: 4968470 Join Date: Aug 2007 Device: Note 5; PW3; Nook HD+; ChuWi Hi12; iPad	I have a whole bunch of Clarke short fiction in paperback. Even a collection of 103 such stories wouldn't be worth more than $35-40 to me. The current price is way too rich for my blood.

09-27-2008, 04:48 PM	#18
Steven Lyle Jordan Grand Sorcerer Posts: 8,478 Karma: 5171130 Join Date: Jan 2006 Device: none	pdurrant reflects my opinion exactly. As much as I like Clarke, and would love to have a single collection of his shorets (I already have most of them in paperback), in an e-book format I would not pay more than $20, and that would be a stretch. $10 would be a good deal.

09-27-2008, 09:27 PM	#19
GeneS eBook Enthusiast Posts: 120 Karma: 726 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: US Device: Sony PRS-350, Astak PocketPro, iPhone, Asus eee Pad Transformer	Way too much. Agree that around $10 would be a fair price, although I have or have read the dead tree versions of most of his work already.

09-27-2008, 10:39 PM	#21
CleverClothe Guru Posts: 618 Karma: 493394 Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Seattle, WA Device: iRex iLiad, Onyx Boox 60	Everyone should request an eBook of the complete collection. $2 per story is way too much. Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Collected-Stor...569258&sr=11-1 Sony: (The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke) http://ebooks.custhelp.com/cgi-bin/e...php?p_faqid=97

09-27-2008, 11:07 PM	#22
nekokami fruminous edugeek Posts: 6,745 Karma: 551260 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Northeast US Device: iPad, eBw 1150	Given that even the list price for the complete collection in paperback is $20 (and as noted above, Amazon sells it for $13.57 plus shipping), I'd say $9.99 is reasonable. I'd go as high as $12, I suppose, since I do really like Clarke, and it would be convenient to have all his short stories in one set, nicely formatted. (Note that Clarke is sadly no longer with us, so I'm ambivalent over whether his works should still be in copyright, but legally, they are.) I don't have a Sony unit, though, so the price of the Sony Reader format is irrelevant to me in any case.

09-30-2008, 01:33 PM	#24
June Addict Posts: 306 Karma: 4508151 Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Scandinavia Device: Kobo Libra, Oasis 1&2 and others	I voted 'no more than 50 usd' and in reality would pay around 30 USD. I have the hardcover Collected Stories (year 2000, Orion Books Ltd ISBN 0 575 07065 X) book which has a price tag of 20 GBP (around 30 USD) printed on it, and I think I paid a little less than that with shipping some years ago.

10-01-2008, 02:56 AM	#25
Donnageddon Now you lishen here... Posts: 2,494 Karma: 479498 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Seattle-ish Device: Sony PRS-650. Kobo Touch, Kindle Fire	I would love it... @ no more than $25. Or perhaps I can just wait 70 years and get it for free. Not really a viable option.

10-01-2008, 04:46 AM	#26
Format C: Guru Posts: 753 Karma: 1496807 Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: The Third World Device: iLiad + PRS-505 + Kindle 3	The guy who actually produce that digital edition have to be paid. So, a fair price depends from the quality of the files. For the average Mobipocket.com quality standard, 20$ for the bunch, or 50c/story is a good price point. AFAIK, author and publisher have already had their fair amount. More than that is too much.