Sentences with phrase «about ebook pricing»

Many of us are searching for new and better ways to market ebooks (more on that in a later post), or are following the big debate about ebook pricing.

I've observed time and time again that reader complaints about ebook prices rise sharply in comparison to reader satisfaction with the books.

In my earlier post about ebook pricing, I pointed to a study that suggested the optimal range for pricing digital novels is in the $ 2 to $ 6 range.

A couple of weeks ago, I ran my own survey poll questions about ebook prices and our reading habits.

In a recent announcement about ebook prices, you all admitted that there are occasions when ebooks deserve to be priced higher than $ 9.99.

However, I feel betrayed as a woman and as an author in her statement about ebook pricing.

To your point about ebook prices, I have to say, I won't pay a lot, regardless of the hype.

While this guide is far from complete, hopefully gives you a general idea about ebook prices in the Southeast Asian region.

Now, Amazon has very specific ideas about ebook pricing.

I want to talk about ebook pricing.

MG: What's the # 1 piece of actionable advice you'd give to indie authors confused about ebook pricing strategies and available outlets?

Regulators are concerned about ebook pricing because the new pricing models which ebook retailers used effectively forced the publishing industry to shift its own policies accordingly.

On the other hand, I get nervous about eBooks priced at $ 0.99.

My reason for asking is a theory I've not been able to prove or disprove about ebook pricing on BN and to a lesser degree Amazon.

I'm so glad you mentioned this, because I really feel that this got lost in the whole hullabaloo about ebook price fixing.

The first post I did about Beverley's survey has more details about ebook pricing, as well as all the links to Beverley's survey report and insights.

(If you do read ebooks, Baen is very reasonable about ebook prices.

I won't repeat what I said in the comments two posts ago, but that was the realization that changed my thinking about eBook pricing.

[Amazon isn't actually talking to their customers, given that this letter was buried on the Kindle discussion boards, and presented to a very Amazon friendly audience that is passionate about ebook pricing, especially the $ 9.99 movement people.

We have book pirates claiming that all content wants to be free, readers complaining about ebook prices that are less than the cost of a movie ticket, and non-writers proclaiming that changing the name of a character or a few superficial traits makes them new and unique.

So if you are feeling even more aggravated than ever about ebook prices, circulation limits, time limits, vendor platforms, or the lack of integration that frustrates library patrons, just get a couple of these adult coloring books and color your way to relaxation.

Nor is forcing indie authors and publishers to publish for nought doing anything about the ebook prices you talk about.

Hence why the slide towards rock bottom prices plus the ability to see the profits in real time has resulted in a spate of authors anxious about ebook pricing.

It would be easier to trust a fox in a henhouse than a Publisher taking about ebook prices.

Carolyn Kellogg, an LA Times staff writer covering books and publishing (@paperhaus at Twitter), muses about eBook pricing, and the veracity of Amazon's contention that «For every copy an e-book would sell at $ 14.99, it would sell 1.74 copies if priced at $ 9.99.»

Several media outlets however caution that the «talks» are simply about eBook pricing in light of the recent DOJ settlement.

@Ken Prescott: I agree about your point, it is not only about ebook pricing.

Guy Hallowes, managing director of Mills & Boon's UK's eBook program, openly opinionates that there is no rule about eBook pricing strategy.

Per Kobo's Mark Lefebvre, the move away from $ 1.99 is clear Publisher's Weekly ran an article about Kobo Writing Life (KWL) that included a great sound bite about ebook pricing trends from Mark Lefebvre, Director of Self - Publishing and Author Relations.

Much of the reporting about the ebook pricing controversy has strongly suggested that Steve Jobs and the Apple Five (thanks to The Kindle Chronicles podcaster Len Edgerly for this currently apt label for MacMillan, Hachette, Penguin, Simon & Schuster and HarperCollins) will have their way and impose 30 % to 50 % price increases on Kindle Store bestsellers and new releases by the end of March, so it should not be surprising if Kindle owners» backs are up.

This isn't just about ebook pricing, this is about us — as a society — devaluing creative work.

What I personally find extremely surprising, given all the discussion about eBook prices, is that none of these rights statements even mentions the concept of the price of digital books as an important factor.

Things are moving very fast, best sellers can appear in a glimpse and the business models are even not dry (look at the last battle between Amazon and Apple about eBook pricing).

Complaints about ebook pricing are similar to complaints about the fee a doctor may charge for giving someone a shot in the arm.

We have been talking about eBook pricing and the challenges it presents to indie authors.

With all the buzz about the agency model, the Justice Department, allegations of collusion, etc., I figure the time is right for a post about ebook pricing.

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has urged local retailers to voice their concerns about eBook price - fixing as it considers a lawsuit against Apple and five of the world's largest book publishers, The >>

I explained that the fight was about ebook prices and that while I agree with Amazon on how prices for ebooks are often too high, I don't like Amazon's tactics against Hachette authors in this.

So when people argue with me about ebook pricing or availability on my titles, all I can do in the current moment, under my current contracts, is point to Tor and say, «Well, talk to them.»

There is a hot debate about eBook pricing — Adrian White, author and bookseller, tells us exactly why he has chosen his pricepoint.

The spat is all about ebook pricing - Amazon claims that $ 9.99 is all punters will pay for the ethereal presence of an electronic book, but Macmillan reckons they'll stump up $ 15 for the latest title and refused to sell its books for less.