Comments on: What Is An Ebook Worth?

By: Hunter Nuttall

Hunter Nuttall — Thu, 14 May 2009 03:12:51 +0000

@ fund, “how much is your time worth” is a critical point. People will gladly waste an hour of their time, then balk at spending an equivalent amount of money. But time is money!

By: fund

fund — Wed, 13 May 2009 12:48:29 +0000

Great points. Just remember what a book cost at book store. Now if ebook has information you need and it is condensed down so you learn it fast how much is your time worth. I have seen alot of ebooks over $100 some are well worth the money and some are not. Same goes for regular books i have spent over 85 dollars on some and they are worth every penny. One example of a regular book cost is any text book for college how much are they and how much info do you need. fund´s last blog post..Gold etf.

By: The Great Equalizer | Writer Dad

The Great Equalizer | Writer Dad — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 18:38:47 +0000

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By: Hunter Nuttall

Hunter Nuttall — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 03:49:21 +0000

@ Carol, nice to meet another ebook author. I like reading them, and I’m currently writing #4. It’s amazing how much the quality varies from one to the next, isn’t it? I think ebooks can very well be better than print books, it just depends.

By: Carol

Carol — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 21:31:23 +0000

Great article! I have gotten a lot of free information and paid for many ebooks – some are “worth” the price and some are not. It’s easy to get swept up in the promises. But I do like ebooks and have written several myself, because they tend to get to the heart of the matter quickly, without the fluff. And there is a lot to be learned from the people who have “been there, done that” but won’t necessarily ever write a print book — or if they do, it will take a year to get published.

By: Hunter Nuttall

Hunter Nuttall — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 01:58:09 +0000

@ Paul, I’d have a hard time deciding between a $14 e-book and a $16 p-book. Last week I read a review of a book that looked good, so I went to the site to buy it. I thought it was an e-book, but it turned out to be a p-book. I thought, “A p-book? But I want to read it now!” I went ahead and bought it, but I’m not sure which format I would prefer, even for the same price.

E-books can’t be loaned, etc., but they also don’t take up space. And yesterday, I was reminded of how annoying it is not to be able to search in a p-book. And an affiliate program really changes everything!

I see your point about material and production costs. I’m not sure how much they are, but yes, an e-book could be offered at a lower price while making the same profit.

Looking at it objectively as a consumer, all that matters is whether the price is worth it to us, regardless of how much it costs the publisher. We buy lots of products without even knowing what it costs to make them. But subjectively, we might wonder why they don’t give us a better deal if they’re able to.

By: Paul

Paul — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 12:56:53 +0000

I purchased a Kindle last month so I’ve only recently been exploring the world of e-books, but I look at the pricing differently than you (mainly because I am stingy). I look at it from a “What does this cost the publisher to make?” point of view.

If I go to Amazon and see an e-book selling for $14 and the hardcover selling for $16 I feel like I’m getting ripped off for the e-book. Why? Because unlike the p-book, the e-book has zero material or production costs. Therefore it should be considerably cheaper than p-books without fear of reducing the profit to the author or publisher.

When you take into account that e-books can’t be loaned, traded, sold, or donated after you’ve read them, that reduces their value even more.

I know the e-book game is still relatively new to publishers and they (and resellers such as Amazon) are still feeling their way through it trying to find the best price points, but in this early stage it seems like they’re aiming awfully high.

Pauls last blog post..Murder and motivation.

By: The Great Equalizer — Writer Dad

The Great Equalizer — Writer Dad — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 12:29:06 +0000

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By: Hunter Nuttall

Hunter Nuttall — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 04:53:05 +0000

@ Sara, I definitely think that money is more important to people than they’re willing to admit (though it’s certainly not everything). I’ll make a note to revisit this topic again!