tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20796627.post2215552172230886746..comments2024-03-17T02:12:53.713-05:00Comments on POD People: My Rather Conflicted Thoughts on Agency Pricing -- c.anne.gardnerveingloryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03709708573358649383noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20796627.post-12576049604117335412010-12-21T12:52:32.738-06:002010-12-21T12:52:32.738-06:00Agreed Susan. I certainly won't pay those pric...Agreed Susan. I certainly won't pay those prices either. I only pay hardback prices for actual hardback books and I rarely buy those, so I can wait for the price to drop as the books wane in their cycle. If the price doesn't drop over time, then I will read something else. <br /><br />I price my books at 1.99, which I think is fair for a novella of the length I usually write in. I was thinking about raising the price to 2.99, but it just didn't make sense to me to do so.Cheryl Anne Gardnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12564041914501542048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20796627.post-37698769007814773192010-12-20T07:40:14.694-06:002010-12-20T07:40:14.694-06:00I like the standard royalty rate I now get at Smas...I like the standard royalty rate I now get at Smashwords. But the rest?<br /><br />well, I hate that Amazon has hissy fits over other folk selling it cheaper, especially because they aren't playing fair with their own royalty rates. The 35/70% tiering is just wrong. It takes away MY power to price MY books as I want, if I want to price them below 2.99.<br /><br />In terms of discounting, like you said, I don't overly care what they do. I still get the same royalty rate. <br /><br />But what the major publishers are doing, with the high prices? I hope people won't pay them. I really wish the reading public would speak out with their wallets. They're being taken to the cleaners, and they seem to be doing it willingly. That makes me sad, even as it opens a nice opportunity for those of us in the $2.99 club.Susan Helene Gottfriedhttp://westofmars.com/blognoreply@blogger.com