The Pricing Issue
Zoe Winters speaks out against pricing all e-books regardless of length at 99 cents. I very much agree with her. 99 cents is a great price for short stories and for limited promotions. But permanently...
View ArticleIndie Publishing Link Round-up
Here is yet another “Wah – the book is dead and western culture is dying along with it” article, this time by one Ewan Morrison. The Guardian seems to have cornered the market in doom and gloom...
View ArticleNew Discussions of Eternal Topics
The latest doom and gloom article comes to you courtesy the New York Times. This time around, it’s not publishing itself or the print book that’s declared dead but the mass market paperback. If mass...
View ArticleWhy we still need print books and mass market paperbacks
First of all, writer Richard Parks takes on the eternal issue of e-book pricing. Basically, he believes that “professional” e-books will remain expensive, because publishers have expenses. Fantasy...
View ArticleWhy the e-book revolution is still mainly a western phenomenon
At the Writer’s Guide to E-Publishing, Mark Williams, one half of the Saffina Desforges writing team, explains why 99 cent e-books often cost considerably more outside the US, namely because of the...
View ArticleHurray for Luxembourg, Cora looks at e-readers and Barnes & Noble wakes up
I found myself at a local branch of the electronics chain Media Markt today. Mostly I was there because my Dad wanted to look at pricey Italian coffeemakers. But I also got a chance to look at the...
View ArticleAn Interview with Cora and a Price Drop
Historical fiction writer J.R. Tomlin interviewed me on her blog. Come on over and visit. J.R. Tomlin writes well researched historical novels set in Scotland (which is a rarity in this age of...
View ArticleMore on KDP Select and Pricing
I already explained my stand on Amazon’s KDP Select program, which demands exclusivity from indie authors in exchange for participation in a US-only lending library program and five free promotion...
View ArticleCora is interviewed – again, The Guardian is stupid on e-books – again – and...
First of all, I’m interviewed by singer/songwriter and novelist Marie Symeou on her blog today. Come on over and say hello. The Guardian is being stupid on e-books – again – at least as evidenced by...
View ArticleThe German Fixed Book Price Agreement
Today, someone at the Kindleboards pointed out an extensive article about the rise of Amazon at the US political magazine The Nation. It’s a good article, but while I was at The Nation site, something...
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A Note to Our Australian Readers
Yesterday, Amazon opened a Kindle store in Australia. This is good news for Australian readers and for Australian writers like Andrea K. Höst, Patty Jansen, C.J. Archer and David Adams, who can now...
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Our E-Book Pricing Policy
At Dear Author, Jane Litte goes into the ever contentious subject of e-book pricing and points out that limited time free or 99 cent promotional prices can backfire or are at least not nearly as...
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