If you are unsure of the right way to go, spend some time listening to
what other authors in your genre and niche are saying.
I'm guided by
what other authors in a genre are charging, but I'll also test prices with ebooks which are selling well.
Still, see
what other authors in your genre are up to.
What you are writing about can vary from your book specifically, your genre,
what other authors in your genre are doing, etc..
Not exact matches
By bundling your work with
other authors, particularly if they are
in the same
genre, you stand a greater chance of reaching new readers, as well as a better chance of making money
in a «pay
what you want» model.
What are
other authors doing
in your
genre or niche?
Put
in the necessary hours to contact
other authors in your
genre, format a box set or create an event, and establish
what the
authors should do on their part to make the event a success.
-LSB-...] as I pointed out
in a post from long ago on this
in -
genre - versus -
other -
genre - readers question from the
author's perspective, we can point out
what we like about the story, which gives the
author great insight into their -LSB-...]
What I mean is, start getting friendly with
other authors on your level and
in your
genre and discuss ways you can swap book marketing promotions for each
other's books.
I polled
other authors in an indie Facebook group about
what genre they thought the book was, based on this cover, and overwhelmingly they said «time travel».
I know this post is long past by now... but I felt I needed to come back after recent experiences reading / talking to
other indie
authors in my
genre and let you know that I now, unfortunately, see
what you're saying.
Say your academic paper writing is about a Coppola movie; you can write a summary about its theme, the editing, talk about
what you know about the film
in context, or weigh how this movie challenges
others from the same
author, speak about the
genre, etc..
Make sure your blog posts are high quality, and spy
what other successful
authors in your
genre are blogging about.
Try out a wide variety of
what's already out there, with a particular eye toward
other authors in your
genre.
What are
other authors doing
in the
genre that you might tweak to work for you and your audience.
So check out
what other unknown
authors are charging
in your
genre to help you decide
what to do.
Keep it consistent with
what other authors are charging
in the
genre.
One of my favorite ways to find key hashtags that your ideal reader uses is to look at
what hashtags
other successful
authors in your
genre are using.
Still, the endangered
genres have its own fan base according to David, primarily
in the UK, and
authors deserve every right to know
what needs to be done to get their eBook right on par with
other genres.