Have just had the melancholy task of entering price increases for many (not quite all) of my books.
IngramSpark had a cost increase back in November, and another takes effect on March 8th, so everything purchased online goes up. I have some stock in hand for quite a few of the books, so I’ll work my way through that before changing anything. I might organise myself to have a sale if I get my head around the logistics.
Meanwhile, I see a few interesting price discrepancies within Amazon (Australia) that I find curious.
Waiting For Frank-Bear – Hardcover $28.87 vs Paperback 30.53.
Devil In The Wind – $7.74 UK price 6.61, which I think is low.
Small Town Kid – $8.58
The New Asylum – $7.75
These are prices that I can never match selling directly, so if you have any interest in getting copies – gifts perhaps – grab one now. They will likely all be reset when the price rise I’ve just scheduled takes effect in April.
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Frank Prem Poetry 
That seems ludicrous the lower charge I mean. Your work is worth much more than that. So there I hope there is a way around that Frank
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It doesn’t affect me particularly, Claire. If they sell a copy, I get my commission based on the set price. Basically, if they sell at these prices they will make a loss – which they may be happy to do for a number of reasons.
As a consumer of books, I say go for it – especially if there is free delivery available as well.
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Well, that does put things into perspective Frank I think I am up to date with your editions and just need to wait for additions!
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Working on it, Claire. Working on it!
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Not great news, Frank, and makes me wonder what costs have gone up for Ingram? I assume paper is sourced locally. Maybe ink? Ah well. 😦
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A bit of a pain to do. As you – ah well.
On a brighter note, I have my Ipad now and I think I’ll make good use of it. Still not sure if it is going to help me with my Kindle worries. Kindle Previewer seems able to export epubs in the old .mobi format and that seems to work ok. It doesn’t like AZW3, though.
Such a process!
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Mmm…yeah, I think AZW3 is for Kindle only. Still, I think you will get good use out of the iPad because you’ll be able to see your ebooks in /colour/. It’s amazing what a difference it makes. I love looking at my screenshots in colour. 😉
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I’m looking forward to having good fun with it, ANdrrea.
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🙂
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