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\"JA<\/a>On Ebook Pricing<\/a> by JA Konrath: “I thought I would distill my thoughts into a new blog entry, and explain why I believe $2.99 is the new ebook standard.”<\/p>\n

JA Konrath offers the nuts and bolts on current thought, and a bit of history, on ebook and print book pricing.<\/p>\n

I love this bit:<\/p>\n

“Set realistic goals, experiment, learn from mistakes, keep and open mind, and most of all, write a lot of good books. I believe 99.9% of writers have a better chance to make more money in this new market than they did in the old one.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

What do you think of ebook pricing? Do you buy a lot of ebooks? And if so, how do you read them? To answer my nosy questions, please take my poll in one of the right-hand widgets. Thanks! And all your comments, complaints, and concerns are welcome in the comments of this post. So, rant away!<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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