The problem is I don't follow UK
ebook reader prices well enough so I don't know what's a good deal.
Ever since the rise of the tablet and the fall of
ebook reader prices, innovation in the field of E Ink ebook readers has grown rather stale.
It has a lot going for it — Wi - Fi, touchscreen, slide out keyboard, Samsung's brand name — and even with all the current
ebook reader price wars they could have taken a little off the price and still carved out a market.
Following the current trend of
ebook reader price - slashing, PocketBook has cut the prices of all three of their ebook readers in the US.
Prior to the price cut, the Nook WiFi +3 G was directly competing with the Amazon Kindle 2 (latest generation) and it would be interesting to see if Barnes and Noble's action today will begin
an ebook reader price war.
Barnes & Noble announced the release of the new Nook WiFi - only configured
ebook reader priced at $ 149.
The emphasis on advertising may be an indication that
the ebook reader price wars may have temporarily bottomed out.
Not exact matches
Another tech titan that has borrowed this
pricing logic is Amazon, which offers many 99 - cent
ebooks for its Kindle
reader.
Amazon Kindle Paperwhite 6 ″
eBook Reader ($ 89.99 at Amazon)-- It's less than the «list
price» for this eReader, but the deal's really no better than what you can find regularly on Amazon (and other retailers).
Watch trailers Amazon's stalwart
ebook reader has undergone a major overhaul, but it's hard to get past the lightweight Kindle's hefty
price tag.
As a
reader I can honestly say that
ebooks priced between $.99 — $ 5.00 seems to be a very fair
price and is guaranteed to suit most people's budget as well as providing a profit for the author.
Consider an
eBook price cut: As mentioned earlier, there's an eager market for romance
eBooks so entice
readers with a deal.
I've been hearing
readers complain about rising
ebook prices and spotted more than a few at $ 12.99, $ 17.99, even $ 29.99, but I hadn't yet seen the numbers on how this affects sales.
As Apple sells its three millionth iPad, a round of double - digit
price cuts has hit most major
ebook readers this week.
When I look through the Kindle store and see
ebooks priced higher than the paperback and hardcover, it seems to me that they are trying to push
readers back to that more traditional medium.
A rise in paper
prices has concomitantly driven more
readers to buy
ebooks.
Just as
ebook distributors competed for
readers by offering the best in content,
pricing, devices, and compatibility, digital magazine providers are also upping the ante when it comes to vying for consumer loyalty.
While traditional publishers are locking said gates and gouging
prices of
ebooks,
readers all over the world are embracing new work from new writers at a fraction of the cost.
A number of authors have criticized the concept of free book giveaways or listing
ebooks at substantially lower
prices, based on the belief that this will translate into not only higher rates of piracy, but also lost sales from
readers who would have otherwise paid full
price.
It gives you far higher per - book earnings than traditionally published authors are receiving (even those whose
ebooks are selling for $ 10 +), it gives the
readers a deal when compared to most traditionally published
ebooks, and it's often considered a fair
price by those who feel that digital books should cost less than the dead - tree variety since paper, ink, and shipping aren't a part of the equation.
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Good news for
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Since
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Those
prices don't trigger
readers» «too expensive for an
ebook» attitude, and about 40 % or more of
readers would have high enough expectations to actually read them.
«The move by Barnes & Noble as well as Amazon to slash the
prices of their
eBook readers reflects a fundamental change in their business strategy intended to counter the rising competitive pressure from Apple's iPad,» iSuppli said.
Here's a good round - up of recent numbers: All About The Money: Authors,
Readers, and
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I'm grateful to Amazon as a
reader, because it's brought me so many fresh new indie authors and lowered the
price of
ebooks so
readers can read MORE books.
Anyway, I think you're right and those authors will find more and more
readers falling into that «harsh» category of judging their time to be more important than the
ebook price.
You will lose at least one
reader by ceasing to sell on Amazon.com, but I suppose you will gain the satisfaction of maintaining the
ebook pricing structure you would like.
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It seems that many
eBook readers are moving towards a slightly higher
price on
eBooks.
, I also note that nowhere in this article does it mention how the uptick in
pricing lately has made
ebook buying prohibitive for a lot of
readers.
I know
readers say that now, that they would not try a new debut author at $ 2.99 but this is because there has been
ebooks introduced at $ 0.99 in the first place by Amazon for years;) but if $ 2.99 was the absolute minimum available from the beginning
readers would buy a book at that
price because it would be considered the «entry
price».
I can tell from first experience, even after selling 1600 copies in a month the earning doesn't constitute a «living», especially because
readers hardly buy an
ebook priced over $ 3.99 unless you are one of the big names.
I used to always
price my
ebooks at.99 just because I thought I was helping the
reader be able to buy more books.
Carolynn, if Amazon had started its business with a minimum
price of $ 2.00 you would be make a living self - publishing already Your
readers would have discovered you the same if there was no market for
ebooks at $ 0.99 because no one offered them at that
price.
When all these
eBook readers that are being created by countless companies around the globe will hit the market, there will be a great rush, no doubt — especially on the lower
priced ones.
I kept the
ebook price well below my paperback on the belief I have held as a
reader — that the
ebook costs a lot less than a paperback to produce and distribute.
Prices would rise to account for the returns and the portion of
readers who dishonestly return
ebooks but
readers would likely accept the rise because of the generous refund policy.
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A few years ago it was a big deal when E Ink
ebook readers finally hit the sub - $ 100
price point; now just half of that can get you the entry level Kindle.
I think the number 1 reason why
eBooks should be
priced under $ 10 is that they are licensed and not sold to
readers.
They can drop DRM, sell
ebooks directly to
readers, add or improve their subscription services, offer print - on - demand — any strategy, really, except continuing to insist that
readers must accept high
prices and restricted access.
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Ebook prices have risen and serious
readers still prefer the tactile pleasure of a physical book and will choose that over a digital book for the same
price.
Dubbed Read and
eBook Week, a campaign that runs from March 2nd through 8th, the event offers authors the opportunity to reach out to
readers with promotional
pricing on their books for one week only.
In the end, the
Reader store needs to lower
eBook prices, build community, open a proper subscription based book club, expand into foreign markets and leverage their name brand as a primary mover of growth.