tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35428618.post1770492409842276926..comments2024-01-20T00:59:08.689+00:00Comments on Brave New World: How Do You Price eBooks?Martyn Danielshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02134633193540004531noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35428618.post-14133344120597694492012-03-05T12:22:59.647+00:002012-03-05T12:22:59.647+00:00I understand the vast majority of books published ...I understand the vast majority of books published do not make money for the authors and eBooks are allowing unknowns to publish without taking risks on print production and stockpiling - so pricing is surely more a matter of what you think you can get. My personal feeling is that an eBook is worth at about 50% of the paper price, but of course in UK you have to add 20% VAT to sales price of eBooks, but not paper. Because Amazon set draconian commission levels, or discount in competition but don't allow you to sell your own books cheaper than your list price they are encouraging a 'same price' mentality .. but surely with postage (or stocking in retail outlets) and printing being such high costs on paper books this is unfair. Paper books also get passed around so have multiple readers, but eBooks are copyrighted to one person I think. The library situation, as you say, is rather more difficult to address so that authors and publishers are rewarded for their work based on number of readers.<br />SCGreekofilehttp://www.greekofile.co.uknoreply@blogger.com