Question of the Week: Would you buy an e-book if it was priced higher than the paperback or hardcover? Why or why not?
After Bryan talked dictation and Jim put out a call for developers, the terrific twosome tackled the best tips and news of the week. The three tips included advice on pre-orders, lessons to learn from James Patterson’s Masterclass, and how to start off right in self-publishing. The compelling news stories included male pen names, comparisons between print journalism and traditional publishing, author displeasure with Audible, Fantasy-Faction’s post on why you shouldn’t self publish, and a massive story on agency pricing. This week’s Question of the Week is “Would you buy an e-book if it was priced higher than the paperback or hardcover? Why or why not?”
What You’ll Learn:
- Bryan’s latest thoughts on dictation for his fiction
- How you can help Jim on his latest project
- Why you should consider pre-orders for your book
- What one writer learned from James Patterson
- How to start self-publishing on the right foot
- What a little name change can do for your fiction
- How self-publishing compares to blogging journalism
- Why some authors aren’t happy with Audible
- One blogger’s opinion about the drawbacks of self publishing
- How trad pubs may be losing the pricing war
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Question of the Week: Would you buy an e-book if it was priced higher than the paperback or hardcover? Why or why not?