tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1040257926855761879.post5140410583551285908..comments2023-10-17T17:08:31.916+01:00Comments on CATE GARDNER: The 99 cent Plaster FairyCate Gardnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05634397106201021055noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1040257926855761879.post-73198128879558335342011-04-10T08:26:18.944+01:002011-04-10T08:26:18.944+01:00You made some good points there. I did a search on...You made some good points there. I did a search on the topic and found most people will agree with your blog.<br /><br /><a href="http://yourdoctorpharmacy.com/#849" rel="nofollow">cheap clomid</a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1040257926855761879.post-32441354602104272442011-03-25T13:24:51.371+00:002011-03-25T13:24:51.371+00:00Danielle, I laugh my arse off all the time at the ...Danielle, I laugh my arse off all the time at the things my mum says.<br /><br />That's my attitude, Jeremy. There's no way I'll build (or dig) a pool with Strange Men, but I might build readers. And I'll dig them.<br /><br />It is, Simon.<br /><br />Fie on them indeed, Simon.Cate Gardnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05634397106201021055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1040257926855761879.post-13934697327731478302011-03-25T00:55:14.786+00:002011-03-25T00:55:14.786+00:00I'd never even considered the 99c issue, mysel...I'd never even considered the 99c issue, myself. For what it's worth, I don't equate price with quality. Plenty of top-notch fiction gets published in free online journals that don't pay squat, so why would people think that a lower price tag means lower quality?<br /><br />Fie on them, I say. I bite my thumb at them. (The people who hold such opinions, that is. Just to be clear.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1040257926855761879.post-60241630831269146652011-03-24T11:53:01.057+00:002011-03-24T11:53:01.057+00:00Cate,
Pricing books is a dilemma isn't it? Bu...Cate,<br /><br />Pricing books is a dilemma isn't it? But at least it's easy to amend the price. Why not experiment? See if charging more works better overall maybe?Simon Kewinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11537163555998763769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1040257926855761879.post-49422756965405555552011-03-23T18:00:24.698+00:002011-03-23T18:00:24.698+00:00I figure if you price too high, you're losing ...I figure if you price too high, you're losing sales out of the gate. If you price at $.99, you're going to increase sales but be making chicken feed-per-sale, BUT you can consider the lost revenue per book as a marketing expense. You can't claim that with the lower revenue on a higher-priced book. It's all about eyes on books at this point of the game. When we're all famous, we can sell our ebooks at $3.99 or even $9.99.Jeremy D Brookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16014827537536982326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1040257926855761879.post-43199499619695401972011-03-22T22:43:08.475+00:002011-03-22T22:43:08.475+00:00Laughed my arse off at your mum's comment.
PS...Laughed my arse off at your mum's comment.<br /><br />PS I love a novella.Danielle Birchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11796467053451208102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1040257926855761879.post-78909636680160990492011-03-22T17:27:19.702+00:002011-03-22T17:27:19.702+00:00Ha! Natalie :D
Some adults have no sense of fun, ...Ha! Natalie :D<br /><br />Some adults have no sense of fun, Katey.<br /><br />:D LeeCate Gardnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05634397106201021055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1040257926855761879.post-65480620064422126752011-03-22T04:19:08.390+00:002011-03-22T04:19:08.390+00:00LOl. You crack me up.
I hope you sell a bunch of ...LOl. You crack me up. <br />I hope you sell a bunch of copies too. It's a great collection.Lee Thompson/Thomas Morgan/James Logan/Julian Vaughnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08961562523377985551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1040257926855761879.post-13612111684737277752011-03-22T02:13:33.356+00:002011-03-22T02:13:33.356+00:00Warning to parents: don't leave a horror write...<i>Warning to parents: don't leave a horror writer in charge of a child.</i><br />I had a similar experience when I got REALLY excited at Halloween party when my friends' little cousin wrote his name in the fake blood on the table in the "Dexter" room. I'm going "CARSON, you are MY KIND OF KID!" When I explained why, the entire living room went silent and stared at me.<br /><br />Carson seemed amused, but also hesitant, since no one else was. Poor kid is like 7. :/<br /><br />No one who's ever read one of your stories would think of you as the cheap bottle of wine. And as for the new people who are clueless about our ACTUAL motivations for pricing stuff at $.99 (which, as I mention, are in the true indie awesome spirit), they're in for a treat. They will CERTAINLY be looking up "Theatre"Kateyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05727622678452936037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1040257926855761879.post-12610069519145111102011-03-21T20:26:37.819+00:002011-03-21T20:26:37.819+00:00I've gone nuts over pricing, and I don't e...I've gone nuts over pricing, and I don't even have anything to sell yet ; )Fox Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05487359877190292039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1040257926855761879.post-41573847394227664572011-03-21T19:23:33.434+00:002011-03-21T19:23:33.434+00:00Thanks, Barry (and good luck).
Kate, if I could s...Thanks, Barry (and good luck).<br /><br />Kate, if I could sell a billion copies I'd stop fretting (actually, I probably wouldn't, I'd start fretting about something else:D)<br /><br />You are nuts, Aaron. Wow, I didn't even know you could get clickable ebooks.Cate Gardnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05634397106201021055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1040257926855761879.post-76824844831093520782011-03-21T19:17:28.431+00:002011-03-21T19:17:28.431+00:00Cate, I think you are courageous and wonderful. I...Cate, I think you are courageous and wonderful. I'm also the nutter who's giving you 100% of the profit for the ebook...so I guess that says something. ;) <br /><br />(By the way, I conquered the linkable table of contents this weekend, and will upload a new, shiny version to Kindle soon)Aaron Polsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15173267932358617304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1040257926855761879.post-41930435631681464862011-03-21T18:11:13.124+00:002011-03-21T18:11:13.124+00:00I'm not against the 99cent book per se. If it&...I'm not against the 99cent book per se. If it's a book I want, I wouldn't turn up my nose if it was priced low (and I've been known to pay way too much for ebooks I want, on the other end of the spectrum). Things are so new with ebooks, we're all just trying different things out. I say do what you like and see how it goes. I hope you sell a billion copies. :)K.C. Shawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12467201304235217944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1040257926855761879.post-51012970305149085062011-03-21T18:01:53.126+00:002011-03-21T18:01:53.126+00:00It's odd but 99 cents seems to be the going ra...It's odd but 99 cents seems to be the going rate for digital collections. (Looks around suspiciously and whispers): I'm thinking of putting one together and going that route myself.<br /><br />Best of luck with Strange Men in digital form!Barry Napierhttp://www.barrynapierwriting.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1040257926855761879.post-48747880356401516862011-03-21T17:44:29.185+00:002011-03-21T17:44:29.185+00:00I'm going to call him a Scaredy Cat--oh wait, ...I'm going to call him a Scaredy Cat--oh wait, that's bad too, isn't it. ;)<br /><br />Try not to poison my head... I like that, Kara.Cate Gardnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05634397106201021055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1040257926855761879.post-92105558037900381652011-03-21T17:41:16.263+00:002011-03-21T17:41:16.263+00:00I think the Plaster Faerie sounds like a cute idea...I think the Plaster Faerie sounds like a cute idea. I've bludgeoned my children of different kinds of Faeries with no screamed reactions from them...keep doing what you do! I'm sorry your nephew got scared, but I don't think your capabilities at telling horror has anything to do with it. He may frighten easily and that's okay bc some kids are just that way. :) <br /><br />As for the .99 cent thing, if it doesn't bother you, try not to poison your head with what other people think, it's only fodder for you to torment yourself even more. And for the record, I think you're fabulous!! <br /><br />And this, is one right long comment (I'm full of bounce and synergy today. Sorry!!)Kara McElhinnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10013577325689856288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1040257926855761879.post-68561592456127579472011-03-21T17:36:41.728+00:002011-03-21T17:36:41.728+00:00I live in perpetual hope.I live in perpetual hope.Cate Gardnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05634397106201021055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1040257926855761879.post-14944213981434078682011-03-21T17:22:11.785+00:002011-03-21T17:22:11.785+00:00The value of an e-book is not the price but the am...The value of an e-book is not the price but the amount the author makes. You would be making the same royalty on an e-book priced much higher by a traditional publisher, only with 99 cents you're apt to get even more readers. Just remember that. <br /><br />wv: opretcRoberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11958488745475196164noreply@blogger.com