tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742415355016995707.post7051482383201091485..comments2024-03-24T13:49:53.099-04:00Comments on Romance Books '4' Us: You want me to pay what?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742415355016995707.post-43563012726492365552016-05-28T13:24:19.676-04:002016-05-28T13:24:19.676-04:00Great post, Michele. Very informative and expressi...Great post, Michele. Very informative and expressive. Thanks for sharing. Most of my books are in the hands of my publisher but I have some indies. Pricing is something I have wondered much about. Beth Trisselhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13742049964476824594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742415355016995707.post-53190969629549957962016-05-26T22:21:07.018-04:002016-05-26T22:21:07.018-04:00Great discussion! (Forgive my lateness, but my Int...Great discussion! (Forgive my lateness, but my Internet chose today to take a vacation.)<br />Jane--I'm so glad you like KMG and KMM!<br />Melissa--Amazon definitely controls the market. 99% of my sales are through there, though to be fair I just started on Apple 6 weeks ago. We'll see if it takes off.<br />Tina--Indie publishing has given me total control over my cover art, which I think has been beneficial, especially for my Doms of the FBI series. My cover artist is a friend who only does art for me.<br />Cara--I'm in a box set now as well, and I completely agree with you on that!<br />Molly--I'll be at my first convention in October, so I think I'll try the 'markdown' method!<br />Judy--This is definitely a hit-or-miss market. Even pricing can't help with sales.<br />Jean--I will admit to finding it confusing as well, but independently publishing means I had to figure it out :)Michele Zurlohttp://www.michelezurloauthor.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742415355016995707.post-13026923941936289472016-05-26T12:57:05.691-04:002016-05-26T12:57:05.691-04:00Interesting column. I'm thoroughly confused by...Interesting column. I'm thoroughly confused by pricing. Probably a good thing I don't have much say in it. jean hart stewarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12287808234288499369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742415355016995707.post-30226300780484006172016-05-26T10:09:55.772-04:002016-05-26T10:09:55.772-04:00I agree pricing is always on my thoughts when I pu...I agree pricing is always on my thoughts when I publish a book. Right now I only have one book for $.99 and the rest are $2.99 and up, my sells aren't great, but I'm am selling books. I think I'll try Molly's pricing by striking through my $15 print books and put $10 and see what happens during my June book signing. Thanks for the post.Judy Bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02190725381203763171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742415355016995707.post-6044233467486536252016-05-26T09:02:19.877-04:002016-05-26T09:02:19.877-04:00For the past two years, I've been selling my p...For the past two years, I've been selling my print books for $5 at local festivals, and people snapped them up. This year, I've attended three 5 signings and noticed people were more willing to shell out $10 for a tiny, thin, 20-page children's book or even a 154 page book, compared to my 200+ page work. At one event, I wrote on my price list $10, then drew a line through it and put $5, and people snapped up four. I think I'll employ the same 'special sale' mentality for my Memorial Day signing on Saturday!Molly Danielshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01488325587798390008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742415355016995707.post-30947832750000282602016-05-26T08:48:49.531-04:002016-05-26T08:48:49.531-04:00Good, thought-provoking post, Michele. I understan...Good, thought-provoking post, Michele. I understand what you're saying about the price of ebooks, but I disagree about books selling for less than $3.99 not being seen as good. I've found $2.99 to be a good price point. I've read lots of $2.99 and 99 cent books that were good. I think what really hurts us authors is the proliferation of boxed sets selling for 99 cents. Why would a reader buy one book for 99 cents or $2.99 when they can get a dozen for 99 cents? I say this as someone who's in several good boxed sets. In fact, I now make most of my money from the boxed sets, at the sacrifice of my individual books. Frankly, I wish boxed sets would go away, but it looks like they're here to stay. I won't pay more than $6.99 for any ebook regardless of who the author is.Cara Marsihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05384839120633419382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742415355016995707.post-37692771118657981982016-05-26T08:18:38.359-04:002016-05-26T08:18:38.359-04:00I agree with Jane. IMO being burned by so many 99¢...I agree with Jane. IMO being burned by so many 99¢ books has warned readers away from them, if they don't know you as an author and aren't aware of your quality. That's why it's so important that your cover art is professional and the first chapter (along with the rest of the book) is stellar. Readers can easily read a snippet on Amazon or on Google books - my guess is most do now before buying. So I still feel the 99¢ price is valuable, especially in this lousy economy when so many are living paycheck to paycheck. What's important now is great cover art, writing, and storyline. If I see that for 99¢, no way am I going to pass it up.Tina Donahuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07160021732404091277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742415355016995707.post-26326747911730985582016-05-26T08:06:31.808-04:002016-05-26T08:06:31.808-04:00Love love the covers. Unfortunately, we are all de...Love love the covers. Unfortunately, we are all dealing with the pricing issues and it will continue as long as Amazon controls the market. Melissa Keirhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10247037321769755660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742415355016995707.post-31511857908731154062016-05-26T06:45:54.936-04:002016-05-26T06:45:54.936-04:00Hi Michele. I really liked "Goodnight" ...Hi Michele. I really liked "Goodnight" and have "Moonlight" on my Kindle. Anyhoo, interesting discussion about pricing. I'm afraid the glut of freebies and 99 centers have caused harm too. janeleopoldquinn.blogspot.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05393771532686229258noreply@blogger.com