Booksprung » book wars http://booksprung.com ebook news and tips Tue, 22 May 2012 16:15:46 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Two of the best explanations of the Amazon/Macmillan book battle http://booksprung.com/two-of-the-best-explanations-of-the-amazonmacmillan-book-battle http://booksprung.com/two-of-the-best-explanations-of-the-amazonmacmillan-book-battle#comments Fri, 05 Feb 2010 13:52:42 +0000 Chris Walters http://booksprung.com/?p=973 Continue reading →]]> kretyenThis whole issue of how ebooks are priced, what they’re worth to consumers, and how to make money off of them is actually pretty complicated. It’s also fascinating, at least to someone like me; for the first 18 months after I bought a Kindle I demanded that no publisher ever go above the $10 mark. (I’ve since softened my stance somewhat for new releases, although personally I don’t buy ebooks over $10 regardless.)

Two of the best explanations I’ve found come from published writers who have an obvious interest in what Amazon and publishers end up doing:

Read “Amazon, Macmillan: an outsider’s guide to the fight” by Charles Stross

Read “Why my books are no longer for sale via Amazon” by Tobias Buckell

Bonus! Read “Kindle Numbers: Traditional Publishing Vs. Self Publishing” by Joe Konrath for an alternate take on earning money from ebooks if you’re a midlist writer.

Set aside 10-15 minutes and read these two (or three) guys for some great insights, for example on Amazon’s reasons for holding to the $10 price point (hint: it’s not really for our benefit), on how much it costs to publish a high quality ebook, and on how to price more efficiently to take advantage of what different customers are actually willing to pay (hardcore fans are usually willing to give more support to their favorite authors).

This post originally appeared on Kindlerama.

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]]> http://booksprung.com/two-of-the-best-explanations-of-the-amazonmacmillan-book-battle/feed 0 Two of the best explanations of the Amazon/Macmillan book battle http://booksprung.com/two-of-the-best-explanations-of-the-amazonmacmillan-book-battle-2 http://booksprung.com/two-of-the-best-explanations-of-the-amazonmacmillan-book-battle-2#comments Fri, 05 Feb 2010 13:50:24 +0000 Chris Walters http://kindlerama.com/?p=981 Continue reading →]]> This whole issue of how ebooks are priced, what they’re worth to consumers, and how to make money off of them is actually pretty complicated. It’s also fascinating, at least to someone like me; for the first 18 months after I bought a Kindle I demanded that no publisher ever go above the $10 mark. (I’ve since softened my stance somewhat for new releases, although personally I don’t buy ebooks over $10 regardless.)

Two of the best explanations I’ve found come from published writers who have an obvious interest in what Amazon and publishers end up doing:

Read “Amazon, Macmillan: an outsider’s guide to the fight” by Charles Stross

Read “Why my books are no longer for sale via Amazon” by Tobias Buckell

Bonus! Read “Kindle Numbers: Traditional Publishing Vs. Self Publishing” by Joe Konrath for an alternate take on earning money from ebooks if you’re a midlist writer.

Set aside 10-15 minutes and read these two (or three) guys for some great insights, for example on Amazon’s reasons for holding to the $10 price point (hint: it’s not really for our benefit), on how much it costs to publish a high quality ebook, and on how to price more efficiently to take advantage of what different customers are actually willing to pay (hardcore fans are usually willing to give more support to their favorite authors).

(Photo: kretyen)

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