So what happens if you publish a book for Kindle? What happens if you sell it for a really low price? One British author tried it with three books in three genres.
Stephen Leather reports, with real numbers, on how that worked out.
It should not come as a big surprise that people with ereaders are willing to download inexpensive content, even things they might not pick up in the store. It's a potential positive trend for all authors, but, as always, the ultimate end result probably depends on how appealing the content is.
So far, he's picked up a nice piece of change.
A Kindle Book Experiment
It should not come as a big surprise that people with ereaders are willing to download inexpensive content, even things they might not pick up in the store. It's a potential positive trend for all authors, but, as always, the ultimate end result probably depends on how appealing the content is.
So far, he's picked up a nice piece of change.
2010.12.15 in Books, Commentary, Publishing, Science fiction, fantasy, and horror, Weblogs | Permalink
Tags: ebook pricing, ebook sales, sales and the single author
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