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.
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.
Not exact matches
I've
posted about this in the past, but as a brief refresher, what agency
pricing means is that publishers get to set the
prices for their
ebooks.
My
post was
about the high
prices libraries pay for
ebooks from the «Big 6» publishers and the difficulties libraries have getting books from most of those publishers.
(Note: Polls are now closed and the results are listed in this
post about author income and
ebook prices.)
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.
I meant to
post something really interesting
about the changes in
eBook pricing last Tuesday... and here we are on Thursday already.
Originally
posted at BookGorilla.com Over at his Kindle Review blog Abhi has been doing his usually fine job of following events in the Kindlesphere, and he turned his focus today on something we've been thinking
about too: the effect of the Kindle Store's wildly popular Sunshine Deals promotion on
ebook prices generally.
What I appreciate
about Joe Konrath's
posts on
ebook pricing is that he is experimenting with backlist
pricing, looking at the results with an objective eye, and being transparent
about the decisions he makes based on results.
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.
When you read blog
posts and articles
about people calling for lower
eBook prices, remember that this is not a call to a universal 99 cents
price point, but a wake - up call for the fat cats in the NY publishing houses, who still believe that having an illiterate like Snooki «write» a book is a better idea than giving an actual writer a chance.
In a
post the other day
about bargain
prices for a couple of Elizabeth Peters
ebooks in the Kindle Store, I made the point that readers may actually be able to influence publisher
pricing behavior when we jump on bargain
prices like those mentioned in the
post, even while the Kindle bestseller list shows some signs that Kindle owners are accepting agency - model
pricing:
By Stephen Windwalker Originally
posted March 2, 2010 — © Kindle Nation Daily 2010 Chris B, a reader from the Dallas area, got right to the heart of one of the challenges of thinking
about the effects of the
ebook pricing controversy on authors in this comment left yesterday on my
post The Math of -LSB-...]
One of the small press publishers showed on a
post yesterday how their data, based on usa today figures that include
ebooks, is showing how «the indie game is
about over» since legacy guys are
pricing $ 1 - $ 3 over the holidays and their increasing % of
ebook sales.
If you want to read more
about the existing business models in the
ebook industry, take a look at our previous blog
post here, where we discussed
ebook pricing models in greater detail.
Following on from my
post about book
pricing in the UK and the related news item on RegisterHardware, I thought I'd outline where things stand with regard to the different types of
eBook available in the UK, as it's fairly important information if you're thinking of investing in a reader.
A couple weeks ago I
posted about Amazon Warehouse Deals offering the 9.7 - inch Kindle DX, open - box units, for 20 % off, taking the final
price down to a mere $ 103, which is a crazy low
price for a 9.7 - inch E Ink
ebook reader, even if it is outdated.