tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-408971107003934333.post174888155400692995..comments2023-09-26T09:38:19.897-05:00Comments on Random Thoughts: The Great ExperimentJennifer Hendrenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01239194419535919631noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-408971107003934333.post-48899727847290376222012-01-28T14:27:00.987-06:002012-01-28T14:27:00.987-06:00Hope it's working, Jen!
I like Jo's idea o...Hope it's working, Jen!<br />I like Jo's idea of charging based on word count. Isn't that how Dickens worked? [bg]Deniz Bevanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17134553551048836979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-408971107003934333.post-91239294434555789512012-01-19T09:05:11.621-06:002012-01-19T09:05:11.621-06:00I think it's a great move. As I've blather...I think it's a great move. As I've blathered about elsewhere, in the last three months I've finished two series of novels, each of which hooked me in with a perfectly priced first volume. <br /><br />The first series I happened across when the author put the first book price down to FREE for a month. She usually retails it for 0.99c, and I was so hooked by the end of it that I didn't mind paying the list price for the other five volumes in the series ($5.59, though I think a couple of those were also on special when I got them). The second series has the first book priced regularly at 0.99c and the next seven range between 1.99 and 2.99. I'd happily pay more for all of them because I've enjoyed them so much.<br /><br />In short, I think dropping the price to 99c will get you a whole lot of new readers who might need convincing to pick up an author they haven't heard of before- and I think doing it for 30 days is a great idea, too, because you'll gain yourself plenty of word-of-mouth attention in the meantime to make people pick it up at the ordinary price. Which is what I paid for my Kindle copy, and it was worth every cent :)Claire Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15286952159573145712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-408971107003934333.post-65325451383550452452012-01-18T09:36:58.754-06:002012-01-18T09:36:58.754-06:00Jenn, As an Indie author there are always adjustme...Jenn, As an Indie author there are always adjustments to be made in price. Quite a few have offered their books for free and then raised the price with each subsequent novel.<br /><br />For me, I base it on word count. Recently I published a business pamphlet on being and author...mainly taxes. While I offered the 3K word pamphlet for free, the whole book (currently being written) will sell for a minimum of $3.99 for e-readers. 75,000 words.<br /><br />My e-version novels range in price between $1.99- $3.99. This isn't bargain basement, but part of me refuses to sell something that takes three-six months to write for $.99. That's not to say I won't in the future.<br /><br />BTPM is an excellent book. Yes, you want to get it into the reader's hands...that comes from promotion. Because you've changed your price think "SALE" not a permanent reduction. Your book is now "On Sale." 30 days is excellent. Promote it that way on Twitter, Facebook, and every place else. All businesses have sales to draw customers. It's a marketing ploy and nothing more. It is not a reflection on your work as a whole.<br /><br />Right now you are only offering two titles...as your inventory increases so will your readership.J.L. Murpheyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11782355786883006411noreply@blogger.com