Sentences with phrase «ebooks at a given price»

If Amazon didn't think people will buy enough ebooks at a given price to turn a profit then they'd close that division as quickly as B&N closes a brick an mortar store that repeatedly runs a loss.

Not exact matches

This way of ebook pricing at libraries gives you a lot of flexibility.

First, for those less familiar, Amazon gives authors 35 % of their price if the ebook is under $ 2.99 US, and 70 % if the book is priced at $ 2.99 to $ 9.99.

While that price point may seem a little high for an unknown author — many self - published authors keep their sales at $ 4.99 or less, with $ 2.99 being a fairly standard ebook price for indie works — given the argument that the cost of the book is in its initial creation, it makes sense.

With the incredible tools available through digital publishing, the cost to purchase and give away the ebook for the individuals who fund raised could have been negligible compared to the cost of a print edition (note: unfortunately, the publisher has set the ebook edition price of this title at $ 9.99, higher than the $ 8.52 per print copy that the protest organizers spent through Rediscovered Books).

And despite the misunderstood belief that publishers are simply swimming in piles of printed books that they can afford to give away, LBYR could have distributed digital editions of the book for nearly nothing, or at the very least lowered the price of the ebook in protest.

I think a better business plan is giving people the opportunity to get exactly what they want — such as free ebooks at libraries — and giving libraries exactly what they want — good content at reasonable prices that they own.

Some authors price their eBooks at rock bottom, 99 cents, to promote volume, or even give away masses of books for free because, ultimately, a review is worth more to your exposure and future profit than the.35 cents you might pocket today.

When customers choose a paperback from a list of twelve different qualifying titles, they will be given the opportunity to purchase any ebook from a list of twelve different titles at the reduced price of three dollars.

Amazon has given in to Macmillan, and will switch to a pricing model that sees eBook versions of bestseller and new hardcover releases offered to customers at $ 12.99 to $ 14.99.

Given the fact that the Kobo Aura 2 sells for $ 119, it would make sense for them to release an ebook reader under $ 100, or at least drop the price of the Aura to $ 99.

Preston asked readers, in the most public way possible, to support Hachette — a company that wants to raise ebook prices while keeping author royalties low, and to express their displeasure directly at Amazon, a company that wants to keep ebook prices low while giving authors higher royalties.

I also agree with your points: - print books give more «physical» pleasure - the ebook should bring an added value vs. the print copy and / or at a significantly lower price.

Given the circumstance that most eBooks are priced lower than $ 6 based on the best sellers on Kindle Top 100 Paid chart, only three out of 20 titles are priced at $ 11.76, $ 7.99, $ 7.78.

B&N should drop the price of ebooks OR at least give the 10 % discount using their reader club card.

Indeed, another way to look at this is that by insisting on these higher ebook prices (compared with 2008 and 2009), the publishers have wrapped up another 30 % of the bestseller list, attached a bow, and given it away to indie authors.

Here are some of my favorite ebooks — at these great prices, it's easy to give them a try on your new device!

I'm really surprised it doesn't at least have audio support at that price, especially considering how much attention Amazon has been giving to the Kindle ebook and audiobook tie in.

Amazon won't say how many ebooks they sell at a given price point, but they do reveal some interesting statistics regarding ebook sales.

If they want to compete against Amazon, or at least give a customer a choice, how is offering to sell a reader an ebook at a higher price point going to do that?

At that meeting, we were given a heads - up that Random House would be raising its prices but maintaining the terms of perpetual ownership for ebooks.

It gave Apple the right to match the price at which any new - release ebook was being sold by another retailer.

Ebook publishing is the magic wand that has given indie authors the ability to grow their platform quickly by pricing cheap or giving away free copies (at no cost to them).

Like all the ebook readers here, the Paperwhite's backlight gives off a soft aqua tone, although unlike the Voyage you'll have to manually set it — there's no auto - brightness option at this price.

We have ways to further promote eBooks through Amazon, Apple, and Barnes & Noble to give readers the opportunity to download your eBook at a reduced price (or even for free) to create interest and as a result, spur on future downloads / purchases when your eBook's price has been restored.

McQuivey said the Department of Justice action against Apple and five publishers charged with eBook price - fixing put an end to «Apple's hope for ever becoming an alternative refuge for publishers to run to» and «certainly made it clear that Apple is not going to be a contender in the publishing world — at least not given current circumstances, devices and customer relationships.»

Customers have long asked for an opportunity to acquire their eBooks at a discount when they already own the physical copy and if Waterstones was to start selling bundles priced roughly equal to the cost of a hardcover book it would give them a major edge in marketing alone.

Agency publishers are now giving up 30 % of the revenue from their higher - price ebooks, and they are selling fewer numbers at those prices.

For a look back at the history of Apple negotiating with book publishers and a little more on how the agency model came about, I recommend this WSJ article from 2010 and Michael Cader at Publishers Marketplace's look at how the introduction of the iPad gave publishers «the opportunity to change the basic selling terms of ebooks with at least one major trading partner in a way that lets [them] take back control of pricing and reassert their vision of the value of an electronic version of a book.»

Some might baulk at the # 169 price point (for the Wi - Fi only model, # 229 for the one with 3G too) but given the evidence so far, we think there's a gap in the market for an eBook reader with such premium aspirations.

Ebooks can be provided as a free giveaway in exchange for an email address, provided for free through an online bookstore as an introduction to a series, given away with no strings to spread the corporate story, or offered at a modest price through an online venue to encourage engagement with the brand and increase familiarity with the company.

While literary fires raged, yesterday, Sunday, Amazon gave in and said they would carry Macmillan ebooks for Kindle at the suggested price.