What happens if ebook prices drop to the $1 to $5 range?

It’s interesting to see how low-priced books are gradually taking over the Kindle Store. You can fill your Kindle for a lot less now than what it would have cost you a few years ago. The Race to $1/$5 Let’s do a quick comparison between 2008, 2010, and 2011. Please Note: In 2009 free books were included [...]

Using the Stairs

Note: This is a rewrite of a story I’d written a long time ago. It’s pretty rough. Using the Stairs Michael climbed the stairs with a deliberate slowness, taking the time to notice things he hadn’t noticed in the 20 years his company had had its offices in the building. These stairs had been lavished with just as much [...]

7 Saturday afternoon deals for your Kindle

For your Kindle, 7 deals that underline the emergence of $1 as the scary new price point in ebooks – Her Secret Bodyguard by Misha Crews. Price: $1. Genre: Romantic Suspense, Thriller, Contemporary, Very well written. Rated 5 stars on 5 reviews. Have had my eye on this for a while – it has slowly [...]

another bunch of offers for friday (children mostly)

For your Kindle, a few more offers (the first courtesy Happy Reader Joyce) – Squidge: Little Elf, Big Trouble by Andrew Thomas, James Lightfoot. Price: $0. Genre: Christmas, Elves, Holidays & Festivals, Children’s Books. Monster in the Mirror by M. J. A. Ware is available for free. You have to email the author at monster at mjaware dot com. It’s rated [...]

Why indie authors have no option other than to price books at $1

The Kindle and the Nook have created a very interesting opportunity for indie authors. An opportunity that, unfortunately, most indie authors aren’t recognizing. This post will stick as much as possible to ‘what works for indie authors’ and throw in a little bit of ‘why I think it works’. In a nutshell, what works is – [...]

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