I recently purchased an eBook for £3.99; however; they were a first time Author so anything in the £5-£6 region I am thinking; even more if they are an Author I am fond of. I do also trawl the 99p ranges and I am a fan of Kindle Unlimited.
I pay up-to ten pounds. Depending how much I want the book when it first comes out. If I’m not desperate for it I’ll wait for a price drop. It’s frustrating when you pay a tenner then they reduce it the week after.
I get fed up when I shell out for books then they appear as boxed set cheaper…suppose it depends how soon you want them…haven’t got the patience to wait if I am enjoying a certain author.
ebooks to be honest i rarely pay for, okay some say it’s wrong but why makes it free if not meant to be. i but from Dean Sault, Sass Cadeaux, Eve Rabi, RJ Mitchell, Mellissa Costa and now i’d buy Max China. I’ve never paid more than £3 sterling = $3.75 USD = $4.98 Canadian Dollar = £3.49 Euro
Up to 12.99 GBP for a decent author. The worst thing about this post is the low value that is put on the hard work and effort of authors. It costs to bring a good book to market. Editing alone is a thousand or more, then there’s cover art and marketing. Little wonder that authors struggle to make a living. If you only pay crappy prices for books we’ll only get crappy books.
I have read some fantastic books that only cost 99p. I really don’t think that is a fair comment to call books crappy at 99p. I have also read some fantastic books that were free!
I didn’t say they were all crappy I said they were all we’d end up with because if you want writers to write writers have to eat, pay the mortgage, etc which takes money. Money they struggle to get if readers want virtually free books all the time. It’s a harsh economic reality that consumers need to wake up to – you get what you pay for.
I begrudge paying as much for an e-book as I would for a printed version and the fact that in the UK e-books are subject to VAT unlike printed ones but some authors have pre-order lower prices and I got Matt Hiltons last Joe Hunter for £2.99 for pre-ordering.
I won’t pay no more than it costs in paper back and a lot of supermarkets or Amazon have paper backs on offer at £4 each or three for a tenner I go with what ever is the cheaper option
The sort that thinks the arts (all of them) should be supported instead of denigrated. I take offence at readers assuming that they should be able to enjoy the efforts of others for virtually nothing.
I am willing to pay $US6.99 a book but have gone up to $US10 when I was very interested. I’m in Australia so this can be expensive for me but the authors deserve their money. I take full advantage of deals and sales though.
I’ve been wondering because I’ve just permanently discounted my book to 99p, obviously hoping that it will increase sales. You get very little for it, but for me it’s far more important that people are reading it and enjoying it. If I wanted to be rich I wouldn’t be an author!!
This thread is interesting and controversial. I read a lot about how poor the readers are and they can’t afford to pay a lot etc etc. What about the authors? They’re spent months to produce the book. If they’re Indies, they may well have forked out a lot of money for services such as editing, formatting, cover design etc. Then they may have to pay for marketing to make sure people know they’ve written a book. So if people want them free or for 99p (for which the author gets 30% on Kindle Direct) what is keeping the author fed, their mortgage paid, etc? Might they might as well just abandon writing at all and get a full-time job which pays a living wage? #justsaying
@Gail It is a question of interpretation and, for the record, I took your point and didn’t personally find it offensive, not even of a purveyor of books (well, only one reduced one) for 99p 🙂
@Lesley it wasn’t intended to be offensive to individuals or say all 99p book are bad. The point was “pay for good books or there won’t be any.” I never even said 99p was a crappy price! There are a lot of good books put there for 99p – but these are vastly outnumbered by books that are aweful and on offer for very low prices.
@Gail I tend to agree with you. There are SOME books which really are freebies or 99p and there are some which can and do command a higher price but are sometimes put on offer at a lower price. I think I understood the point you were making.
I know some people just trawl the 99p section, is that common?
If it’s a book I really want to read I’ll pay a fiver but I do also look at the 99p section in case anything catches my eye.
I get the free ones a lot, but I’ll pay quite a bit if it’s an author I really like.
I recently purchased an eBook for £3.99; however; they were a first time Author so anything in the £5-£6 region I am thinking; even more if they are an Author I am fond of. I do also trawl the 99p ranges and I am a fan of Kindle Unlimited.
It depends on the book, the author, if I’ve read previous books from the author & on finances.
£4.99 for fiction but ideally no more than £3.50
Never more than £5.
I signed up to Book Bub and they email me about cheap and free books. I’ve got loads to read and hardly spent anything.
I pay 9.99 for new releases from my fave authors, but I grudge that x
Depends on the book and the author but I also read any reviews of the book so far. Think my limit would be £5
Fiction: £1.99. Non fiction £3.99.
I love none fiction. There’s a lot of cheap true crime on the kindle. Best thing my husband ever bought me!
£4.99 max. Usually under £3.
I pay up-to ten pounds. Depending how much I want the book when it first comes out. If I’m not desperate for it I’ll wait for a price drop.
It’s frustrating when you pay a tenner then they reduce it the week after.
I get fed up when I shell out for books then they appear as boxed set cheaper…suppose it depends how soon you want them…haven’t got the patience to wait if I am enjoying a certain author.
I tend to only trawl through the 99p section.
I have so many books to read I can wait until they come down to £2.00, keeping track of price via ereaderiq website.
I’m on kindle unlimited but I also buy Robin Roughley’s books because I love them and want to keep.
£4.99 max
£2.99
ebooks to be honest i rarely pay for, okay some say it’s wrong but why makes it free if not meant to be. i but from Dean Sault, Sass Cadeaux, Eve Rabi, RJ Mitchell, Mellissa Costa and now i’d buy Max China. I’ve never paid more than £3 sterling = $3.75 USD = $4.98 Canadian Dollar = £3.49 Euro
Up to £5 if it’s a special book but normally £2 or £3
It would depend on the book but no more than £8.
Up to 12.99 GBP for a decent author. The worst thing about this post is the low value that is put on the hard work and effort of authors. It costs to bring a good book to market. Editing alone is a thousand or more, then there’s cover art and marketing. Little wonder that authors struggle to make a living. If you only pay crappy prices for books we’ll only get crappy books.
I’m with you Gail.
author’s gotta eat 🙂
I have read some fantastic books that only cost 99p. I really don’t think that is a fair comment to call books crappy at 99p. I have also read some fantastic books that were free!
I didn’t say they were all crappy I said they were all we’d end up with because if you want writers to write writers have to eat, pay the mortgage, etc which takes money. Money they struggle to get if readers want virtually free books all the time. It’s a harsh economic reality that consumers need to wake up to – you get what you pay for.
I begrudge paying as much for an e-book as I would for a printed version and the fact that in the UK e-books are subject to VAT unlike printed ones but some authors have pre-order lower prices and I got Matt Hiltons last Joe Hunter for £2.99 for pre-ordering.
I agree with you Andrew, I will gladly pay more for a physical book.
I won’t pay no more than it costs in paper back and a lot of supermarkets or Amazon have paper backs on offer at £4 each or three for a tenner I go with what ever is the cheaper option
I take offense at if you pay crappy prices you get crappy books. What book snobbery is this?
The sort that thinks the arts (all of them) should be supported instead of denigrated. I take offence at readers assuming that they should be able to enjoy the efforts of others for virtually nothing.
I prefer open to everybody whatever their finances will allow
Your entitled to your opinion.
Likewise
You’re ?
If I want it, I will pay the asking price.
Out of interest, 2.99 is said to be the sweet spot for Kindle sales.
To me it is a case of what I can afford, reading 4 or 5 books a week there is no way I could afford or justify (to my family) paying full price.
I’m going to stick with proper paper back books I’ve got loads of t b r piles lol xx
I am willing to pay $US6.99 a book but have gone up to $US10 when I was very interested. I’m in Australia so this can be expensive for me but the authors deserve their money. I take full advantage of deals and sales though.
I am in Australia also, the most I have paid is $12.99 for a new release. I search out specials whenever I can.
I’ve been wondering because I’ve just permanently discounted my book to 99p, obviously hoping that it will increase sales. You get very little for it, but for me it’s far more important that people are reading it and enjoying it. If I wanted to be rich I wouldn’t be an author!!
This thread is interesting and controversial. I read a lot about how poor the readers are and they can’t afford to pay a lot etc etc. What about the authors? They’re spent months to produce the book. If they’re Indies, they may well have forked out a lot of money for services such as editing, formatting, cover design etc. Then they may have to pay for marketing to make sure people know they’ve written a book. So if people want them free or for 99p (for which the author gets 30% on Kindle Direct) what is keeping the author fed, their mortgage paid, etc? Might they might as well just abandon writing at all and get a full-time job which pays a living wage? #justsaying
That is exactly my point. Yet I got blasted for being offensive.
Your offensive post was saying 99p books are crap. I did only pay 99p for a book by @Lesley
@Susan I hope it wasn’t crap 😉
I haven’t read it yet! The point is I don’t expect it to be crap
That @Susan is your interpretation not what I actually said.
@Gail It is a question of interpretation and, for the record, I took your point and didn’t personally find it offensive, not even of a purveyor of books (well, only one reduced one) for 99p 🙂
@Lesley it wasn’t intended to be offensive to individuals or say all 99p book are bad. The point was “pay for good books or there won’t be any.” I never even said 99p was a crappy price! There are a lot of good books put there for 99p – but these are vastly outnumbered by books that are aweful and on offer for very low prices.
@Gail I tend to agree with you. There are SOME books which really are freebies or 99p and there are some which can and do command a higher price but are sometimes put on offer at a lower price. I think I understood the point you were making.
It depends on how much I like the review.
Usually, I just get the free ones. Unless its a well-known author. Maybe up to $11.99.
A book is a book, I’d pay for ebook what i pay for a print book