Icarus and Sun Eater are the two series that have left me starving for their conclusions, which is not a common thing for me. I marked their current release dates on my calendar like they're holidays.
Baen has always charged more than standard ebook. It used to be they charged $7 per ebook. Because Baen has an obligation to their authors to pay them $X per book.
However, over last few years, Amazon is taking larger and larger cuts of the sale price (Sale price, Approximately $3X).
In order for Baen to make ANY money, AND pay their author, they've got to crank up the price. Because right now, Amazon takes AT LEAST $X. And if Baen is like my publisher, they're taking LESS than $X. All so the author can get $X.
In short, the retailers are taking more, so Baen has to charge more, in order for their authors to keep getting what they were been getting ten years ago. So, on a good day, Baen might be making $3 an ebook, the author about $4. (These are guesses on their intake. Please don't shoot me for guessing wrong)
I'm not even going into hard copies.
Prices are being kept artificially low overall, largely by Amazon's constant, endless, $0.99 novels. So much so that I, personally, have been yelled in reviews at for selling SHORT STORIES at $0.99, and **how dare I** charge $2.99 for a novel that took me months to write.
Welcome to the business. And we're getting the business.
(Also, didn't you want to write reviews with us? Email us, we'll talk.)
Icarus and Sun Eater are the two series that have left me starving for their conclusions, which is not a common thing for me. I marked their current release dates on my calendar like they're holidays.
$10 for an ebook?
Baen has always charged more than standard ebook. It used to be they charged $7 per ebook. Because Baen has an obligation to their authors to pay them $X per book.
However, over last few years, Amazon is taking larger and larger cuts of the sale price (Sale price, Approximately $3X).
In order for Baen to make ANY money, AND pay their author, they've got to crank up the price. Because right now, Amazon takes AT LEAST $X. And if Baen is like my publisher, they're taking LESS than $X. All so the author can get $X.
In short, the retailers are taking more, so Baen has to charge more, in order for their authors to keep getting what they were been getting ten years ago. So, on a good day, Baen might be making $3 an ebook, the author about $4. (These are guesses on their intake. Please don't shoot me for guessing wrong)
I'm not even going into hard copies.
Prices are being kept artificially low overall, largely by Amazon's constant, endless, $0.99 novels. So much so that I, personally, have been yelled in reviews at for selling SHORT STORIES at $0.99, and **how dare I** charge $2.99 for a novel that took me months to write.
Welcome to the business. And we're getting the business.
(Also, didn't you want to write reviews with us? Email us, we'll talk.)
Thanks. Makes sense.
And yes, but my copious free time got eaten by minor personal disasters. More later - have to run.