tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020726079869673159.post1154362525705178150..comments2024-03-17T23:04:04.405-06:00Comments on hearth/myth: Of Apple and price-fixing, mainly.Lynne Cantwellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05397656985652575608noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020726079869673159.post-77664202884716797142012-04-29T18:02:38.204-06:002012-04-29T18:02:38.204-06:00John, it's always been true, since the incepti...John, it's always been true, since the inception of Kindle Direct Publishing, that authors can get 70% revenue by publishing their e-books through KDP. (Which is why it makes so much sense to go indie these days. But I digress...) So maybe they're offering a similar deal to trad publishers now, as long as they price their e-books at $9.99 or below. Sounds like an offer that's hard to refuse, huh?Lynne Cantwellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05397656985652575608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020726079869673159.post-10111666297117267222012-04-29T07:16:34.774-06:002012-04-29T07:16:34.774-06:00I read recently that Amazon countered Apple and th...I read recently that Amazon countered Apple and the publishers by offering authors who publish through Amazon a 70% cut on sales - if the title is priced at $9.99 or less. Considering that Apple's cut is 30% with the publishers it looks like a good deal for the authors and an overall downward push on the price point, authors like Rowling excluded.John Duncanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07273702997741157292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020726079869673159.post-81331904658413986402012-04-18T20:27:28.642-06:002012-04-18T20:27:28.642-06:00Anthea Jane, why do you feel that ebooks are a com...Anthea Jane, why do you feel that ebooks are a compromise? I'm getting so that I prefer them to dead-tree books. Less weight to carry around, for one thing...Lynne Cantwellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05397656985652575608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020726079869673159.post-61490589603530338152012-04-17T17:25:37.270-06:002012-04-17T17:25:37.270-06:00Interesting article. I agree that indie authors wi...Interesting article. I agree that indie authors will survive this just fine. I love being and indie author. I feel it is insane to charge outrageous prices for ebooks. Reading an ebook is somewhat of a compromise, and if you're not even benefiting financially from it, why not just buy paperbacks?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02408044121527736548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020726079869673159.post-38623292142461966002012-04-17T11:03:19.127-06:002012-04-17T11:03:19.127-06:00I've noticed that the prices for Nook books at...I've noticed that the prices for Nook books at Barnes & Noble have risen as well. They are charging $16-$19 for new releases. It's ridiculous.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15601018176609010890noreply@blogger.com