Comments on: N.Y. Times to zap $49-a-year Select Service: Lesson for e-bookers on readers’ price-sensitivity? http://www.teleread.com/ebooks/ny-to-zap-49-a-year-select-service-lesson-for-e-bookers-on-price-sensitivity-of-readers/ News & views on e-books, libraries, publishing and related topics Wed, 15 Feb 2012 18:02:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Rob Preece http://www.teleread.com/ebooks/ny-to-zap-49-a-year-select-service-lesson-for-e-bookers-on-price-sensitivity-of-readers/comment-page-1/#comment-535253 Rob Preece Tue, 18 Sep 2007 18:43:09 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/blog/?p=7120#comment-535253 I hate paying $20-$30 for a book. I also hate paying $50 for a video game and $200 for a software program. This is why I price my books at what I think of as highly reasonable prices (between $1 and $3.99). Still, I think that the 'free' model is limited. Advertisers may pay a lot to help the latest Stephen King or Nora Roberts book successful, but I don't see them paying much for the new author and small publisher. Compensation models are highly important and I'm certainly willing to experiment--as I have been doing over the years I've been in business. But I think a rush to the old television model of advertiser-supported media is premature. Rob Preece Publisher, www.BooksForABuck.com I hate paying $20-$30 for a book. I also hate paying $50 for a video game and $200 for a software program. This is why I price my books at what I think of as highly reasonable prices (between $1 and $3.99). Still, I think that the ‘free’ model is limited. Advertisers may pay a lot to help the latest Stephen King or Nora Roberts book successful, but I don’t see them paying much for the new author and small publisher.

Compensation models are highly important and I’m certainly willing to experiment–as I have been doing over the years I’ve been in business. But I think a rush to the old television model of advertiser-supported media is premature.

Rob Preece
Publisher, http://www.BooksForABuck.com

]]> By: Tamas Simon http://www.teleread.com/ebooks/ny-to-zap-49-a-year-select-service-lesson-for-e-bookers-on-price-sensitivity-of-readers/comment-page-1/#comment-535209 Tamas Simon Tue, 18 Sep 2007 17:55:36 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/blog/?p=7120#comment-535209 Would a micropayment model work? Instead of subscribing for 49$ why not just pay for the articles you need? 10c 1$ whatever... This shows me that there is great need for a working pay-per-view model for content on the web. Would a micropayment model work?
Instead of subscribing for 49$ why not just pay for the articles you need?
10c 1$ whatever…
This shows me that there is great need for a working pay-per-view model for content on the web.

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