After this, Amazon introduced the short - lived Kindle DX, a large - format e-reader that didn't catch on, partly because the market for larger - format reading (articles, journals) wasn't as large or ready to spend
money than the paperback - buying contingent.
Not exact matches
It would put a structure in place that made it possible for a writer to sell a
paperback for less
than $ 10.00 and still make
money.
It's quite easy for a self - published writer to produce print books through Createspace — I bet my self - punished
paperbacks earn me more
money than you get for producing this shoddy little website!
A Prediction: Since the focus this year for WMG Publishing is getting more and more books into trade paper, WMG Publishing will be making far more
money from trade
paperbacks by the end of 2012
than from the books published electronically.
I haunt the freebie lists because I currently don't have the
money to buy more
than maybe one, or sometimes two to three if we are talking the cheaper
paperbacks, traditionally priced book per month and that's not enough.
Amazon really should make sure that no books are being sold at higher prices
than paperback editions — that's irreparable damage to the Kindle's image as a
money saver.
As a reader on a secretary's salary (and that viewpoint dominates because... well, I have no choice), I can't rationalize shelling out $ 14 for an ebook, any more
than I was able to shell out that kind of
money for
paperback novels.
Joe Konrath on A Newbie's Guide to Publishing Ebook Pricing «Bottom line: I can make more
money selling $ 2.99 ebooks on my own
than I can selling $ 7.99
paperbacks or $ 25 hardcovers with a publisher.
In general, textbooks in eBook format is cheaper
than its hardcover or
paperback editions, so you may save some
money if you get them in digital format.