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Thu Mar-03-11 07:46 AM
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| 8. The "magic" price range is $.99 to $2.99 |
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Edited on Thu Mar-03-11 07:48 AM by itsallhappening
The value of a book is not its cover price. It's how many readers you reach, their overall feedback and, most importantly, whether they come back for your other books.
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| -This 26-Year-Old Is Making Millions Cutting Out Traditional Publishers With Amazon Kindle |
The Straight Story |
Mar-03-11 07:17 AM |
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Question: |
OneGrassRoot |
Mar-03-11 07:31 AM |
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for me |
The Straight Story |
Mar-03-11 07:39 AM |
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Thanks for that feedback! |
OneGrassRoot |
Mar-03-11 07:42 AM |
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BTW - looks like some great reviews for your book |
The Straight Story |
Mar-03-11 10:14 PM |
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I appreciate that so much. :) |
OneGrassRoot |
Mar-04-11 02:31 AM |
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Why pay anything when many libraries let you download many books for free? |
Shagbark Hickory |
Mar-03-11 07:44 AM |
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I agree. I use libraries as much as possible, as should everyone... |
OneGrassRoot |
Mar-03-11 07:49 AM |
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There are problems downloading from libraries. getting the books |
Solomon |
Mar-03-11 09:35 AM |
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Publishers are giving libraries hell as well. |
Dappleganger |
Mar-03-11 08:03 AM |
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In other words... |
Shagbark Hickory |
Mar-03-11 08:11 AM |
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They are typical of Corporate America, imho... |
OneGrassRoot |
Mar-03-11 08:16 AM |
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Exactly. |
Dappleganger |
Mar-03-11 08:23 AM |
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I am going to defend publishers, or at least the process |
ProgressiveProfessor |
Mar-03-11 10:08 AM |
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What if editors continued to offer their services? |
Shagbark Hickory |
Mar-03-11 11:29 AM |
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Not all libraries do that |
WolverineDG |
Mar-04-11 06:44 AM |
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I have 1200 books on mine and most of them are free. |
Solomon |
Mar-04-11 07:41 AM |
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Wow.... (edit to add something I just discovered) |
OneGrassRoot |
Mar-04-11 08:12 AM |
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The "magic" price range is $.99 to $2.99 |
itsallhappening |
Mar-03-11 07:46 AM |
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Thanks for that. :) |
OneGrassRoot |
Mar-03-11 07:51 AM |
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If you're not already following this blog, you should. |
itsallhappening |
Mar-03-11 07:53 AM |
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Yep, been following him for a while. Thanks. :) n/t |
OneGrassRoot |
Mar-03-11 07:59 AM |
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Yes. |
Dappleganger |
Mar-03-11 08:03 AM |
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Wouldn't it be nice if the college textbooks lived by that mantra? nt |
Shagbark Hickory |
Mar-03-11 08:12 AM |
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Yes. Absolutely. |
mmonk |
Mar-03-11 08:19 AM |
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What I can't figure out is how some Kindle books can be priced for 15.00 or more. |
dixiegrrrrl |
Mar-03-11 08:44 AM |
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A friend of mine just published his first ebook a couple of weeks ago... |
Dappleganger |
Mar-03-11 07:47 AM |
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Thanks! |
OneGrassRoot |
Mar-03-11 07:50 AM |
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Price range has little to do with it |
NV Whino |
Mar-03-11 09:43 AM |
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Amazon definitely has a finely tuned system. |
OneGrassRoot |
Mar-03-11 10:02 AM |
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Same here re the samples offered via Kindle |
DeschutesRiver |
Mar-03-11 01:22 PM |
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Everybody in my family has a Kindle. Everybody gets to read |
Solomon |
Mar-04-11 07:45 AM |
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Just another example of someone getting rich on the backs of others. n/t |
Zywiec |
Mar-03-11 07:34 AM |
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Huh? |
The_Commonist |
Mar-03-11 07:45 AM |
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Must be tongue-in-cheek. |
itsallhappening |
Mar-03-11 07:47 AM |
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Sarcasm |
Zywiec |
Mar-03-11 07:47 AM |
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Got it! |
The_Commonist |
Mar-03-11 08:18 AM |
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Why do you say that? |
karynnj |
Mar-03-11 08:03 AM |
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See post 10 n/t |
Zywiec |
Mar-03-11 08:13 AM |
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Sorry! |
karynnj |
Mar-03-11 08:13 AM |
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..... |
itsallhappening |
Mar-03-11 08:13 AM |
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In the one case that I know well, what I wrote is true |
karynnj |
Mar-03-11 08:27 AM |
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Excellent. |
itsallhappening |
Mar-03-11 07:43 AM |
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Word... |
OneGrassRoot |
Mar-03-11 07:48 AM |
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The stigma of self-publishing is fading, too. And it never made sense to begin with. |
itsallhappening |
Mar-03-11 07:51 AM |
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I agree wholeheartedly. |
OneGrassRoot |
Mar-03-11 07:53 AM |
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Oh, and one other major factor. |
itsallhappening |
Mar-03-11 07:55 AM |
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Word. :) n/t |
OneGrassRoot |
Mar-03-11 08:00 AM |
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My guess is that to be published by a publisher, someone other than the writer took a financial |
karynnj |
Mar-03-11 08:13 AM |
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It never really was a financial risk for the traditional publishing house. |
itsallhappening |
Mar-03-11 08:16 AM |
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And what are publishers doing about this? They are doubling-down on prices and terms. |
Dappleganger |
Mar-03-11 07:50 AM |
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Understandable wanting publishing to EVOLVE. But publishers can give advances to writers |
KittyWampus |
Mar-03-11 08:18 AM |
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Authors rarely out-earn their advances. |
itsallhappening |
Mar-03-11 08:20 AM |
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If that were happening, I'd agree with you, KittyWampus... |
OneGrassRoot |
Mar-03-11 08:23 AM |
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My editing services are basically free... |
Dappleganger |
Mar-03-11 08:25 AM |
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Awwww...... |
OneGrassRoot |
Mar-03-11 08:30 AM |
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I suppose the other alternative to co-op publishing > having tenure as a professor > |
KittyWampus |
Mar-03-11 08:32 AM |
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That probably helps. :) There is actually a fairly well-known author here... |
OneGrassRoot |
Mar-03-11 08:36 AM |
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Oh Hell No |
NashVegas |
Mar-03-11 08:25 AM |
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How do you find these non-published e-book writers on amazon? |
Little Star |
Mar-03-11 07:53 AM |
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Often they're in the top listed ebooks on Amazon... |
Dappleganger |
Mar-03-11 08:09 AM |
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Another way to discover "new" non-published ebook writers is on Twitter. |
Dappleganger |
Mar-03-11 08:26 AM |
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Thank you for both suggestions :) |
Little Star |
Mar-04-11 04:29 PM |
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Interesting |
BillyJack |
Mar-03-11 08:02 AM |
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rec |
handmade34 |
Mar-03-11 08:28 AM |
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The more we digitize our culture and cut out ancient middle men, the better. nt |
Modern_Matthew |
Mar-03-11 08:39 AM |
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You Haven't Cut Out the Middleman. Not Remotely. We've Replaced It |
NashVegas |
Mar-03-11 09:00 AM |
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A HuffPo blogger interviewed her a couple of months ago. Link: |
highplainsdem |
Mar-03-11 08:44 AM |
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Their latest article on her, with video from KTTC: |
highplainsdem |
Mar-03-11 08:46 AM |
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This is the same as for the Apple Store. Nice for independent developers! |
VoteProgressive |
Mar-03-11 08:48 AM |
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I am really excited about getting a kindle |
WatsonT |
Mar-03-11 08:59 AM |
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Kudos To Her, But ... |
NashVegas |
Mar-03-11 09:06 AM |
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But they got to decide who was great. |
Courtesy Flush |
Mar-03-11 09:27 AM |
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No One Decides What's Great. Some People Recognize What's Great. Some People Decide What to Push |
NashVegas |
Mar-03-11 10:54 AM |
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What independent booksellers? |
Dappleganger |
Mar-03-11 04:22 PM |
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That can be said in any industry |
speltwon |
Mar-03-11 11:02 AM |
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Self publishing has some pitfalls. |
Courtesy Flush |
Mar-03-11 09:17 AM |
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I've been reading Democratic Underground so long... |
hunter |
Mar-03-11 09:32 AM |
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You is being Korrect, I learnt many new variants of engrish here |
The Straight Story |
Mar-03-11 09:59 AM |
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Depending on what you write, there are some folks that offer editing for free |
justiceischeap |
Mar-03-11 10:09 AM |
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You don't have to go through a publishing house to hire an editor. |
krabigirl |
Mar-03-11 11:41 AM |
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Won't someone think of the poor middle-men!? |
JoeyT |
Mar-03-11 03:44 PM |
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Not only that... How many "book-making" JOBS get scrapped.. |
Amonester |
Mar-04-11 02:39 AM |
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I think JoeyT was being sarcastic, but I'm not sure you are. |
OneGrassRoot |
Mar-04-11 06:35 AM |
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lots of free. and some under a $1.00. i dont buy books more than that. some really bad. really |
seabeyond |
Mar-04-11 06:19 AM |
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