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[ SECRET POST #5331 ]
⌈ Secret Post #5331 ⌋
Warning: Some secrets are NOT worksafe and may contain SPOILERS.
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[Wonder Egg]
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[Watashi ni Tenshi ga Maiorita!]
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[Crazy Ex Girlfriend]
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Re: Related to #2: What do YOU think a reasonable price for an ebook is?
(Anonymous) 2021-08-10 10:37 pm (UTC)(link)There are a billion 99 cent books out there and most of them are 99 cent quality and a waste of time. There are a ton of crappy free ones too, but free at least expands your potential audience and gives you a chance to hook them into your world to sell the next.
Re: Related to #2: What do YOU think a reasonable price for an ebook is?
(Anonymous) 2021-08-10 11:15 pm (UTC)(link)Okay, as an indie author in indie spaces, I see this strategy touted a lot. So, I ran the numbers they were giving on redditors who handed them out b/c I am also an office manager. This might have worked in 2013. Now, the "Free" ebook market is flooded. (And let's not touch the low content book market.) In order to "Get ahead" on the 'Zon, you have to publish every 90 days. Making books free by price matching to smashwords, putting them into KU and taking them OFF smashwords... anyways, most readers are going to read a "free" book and just move on to the next "Free" book in line. You'll give away 2500 "free" ebooks to 100 sales of subsequent books, maybe. But those "Free" ebooks still have a technical cost. So, you're running at a loss. Just like Kindle Unlimited and KDP. They exist to generate AD sales, not sell books. (Because on TOP of pubbing every 90 days, you need to buy keyword category ads to be "Sponsored" into searches your book has no business being. So, that's another business expense on top of your cover art, formatting, editing, etc.)
I wish this strategy still worked. "Oh just have a loss leader and sales will come." Err... unfortunately no. I personally can't write a book every 90 days due to health reasons and I don't want to burn out either.
Honestly, try Royal Road if you're SFF for a free book and to build community. Wattpad only if you have a group of people who are willing to comment and do likes b/c they're as bad as 'Zon.
Re: Related to #2: What do YOU think a reasonable price for an ebook is?
(Anonymous) 2021-08-10 11:29 pm (UTC)(link)Re: Related to #2: What do YOU think a reasonable price for an ebook is?
(Anonymous) 2021-08-10 11:35 pm (UTC)(link)Gotcha. Okay, the above was an FYI for those who didn't know that and have browsed twitter and reddit looking for "publishing success advice."
Carry on then.
Re: Related to #2: What do YOU think a reasonable price for an ebook is?
(Anonymous) 2021-08-10 11:45 pm (UTC)(link)Re: Related to #2: What do YOU think a reasonable price for an ebook is?
(Anonymous) 2021-08-10 11:56 pm (UTC)(link)Nor is it mine. A lot of the "successful" 'Zon indie authors have actual 'Zon managers too to help them.
But really back when I first started it was a lot of "just put your first book free and they will come" and yeah... well.. no actually.