Comments on: Amazon Needs a Better Pricing Strategy for Kindle Content http://www.bestebookreaders.com/amazon-needs-a-better-pricing-strategy/ Everything Ebooks Tue, 07 Feb 2012 19:51:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: P. Radhttp://www.bestebookreaders.com/amazon-needs-a-better-pricing-strategy/comment-page-1/#comment-439 P. Rad Fri, 24 Apr 2009 19:35:46 +0000 http://k.indled.com/?p=692#comment-439 Oliver, I do agree that the book was priced as a bargain. However, there is just no excuse. If you say, Amazon Kindle books are going to be cheaper, then you better make sure they are! I am a fan of Amazon and do go bashing Amazon like some other people do. But Amazon really needs to get this pricing thing right. I am glad Amazon is not using real time pricing on books. They used to do that for electronics. I remember buying a GPS for $350 just to come back 10 minutes later and find it on Amazon for $299. To Amazon's credit, they do offer you refunds when they change their prices but I am not sure whether they match prices for Kindle content. That's the best way to go. If you buy a Kindle book and find it for cheaper in a different format, you should get a refund for the difference. Oliver, I do agree that the book was priced as a bargain. However, there is just no excuse. If you say, Amazon Kindle books are going to be cheaper, then you better make sure they are! I am a fan of Amazon and do go bashing Amazon like some other people do. But Amazon really needs to get this pricing thing right. I am glad Amazon is not using real time pricing on books. They used to do that for electronics. I remember buying a GPS for $350 just to come back 10 minutes later and find it on Amazon for $299. To Amazon’s credit, they do offer you refunds when they change their prices but I am not sure whether they match prices for Kindle content. That’s the best way to go. If you buy a Kindle book and find it for cheaper in a different format, you should get a refund for the difference.

]]> By: Oliverhttp://www.bestebookreaders.com/amazon-needs-a-better-pricing-strategy/comment-page-1/#comment-438 Oliver Fri, 24 Apr 2009 16:32:08 +0000 http://k.indled.com/?p=692#comment-438 The book you reference is bargained priced. I very rarely find books that are more expensive on the Kindle than the available print editions. Would I like them to always make the Kindle version cheaper than the cheapest print version, regardless of if it is a inventory blow out price? Absolutely, but I don't think this is a fair assessment. However, it is a bit disheartening when I buy a Kindle book that is < $1 cheaper than the paperback version. But a lot of that has to do with the publishers and how much Amazon is wanting to make/lose and I don't blame Amazon at all if they don't want to lose money on an ebook sale. But I prefer an electronic version that is searchable that I can read on my Kindle v1, v2, and/or iPod Touch. The book you reference is bargained priced. I very rarely find books that are more expensive on the Kindle than the available print editions. Would I like them to always make the Kindle version cheaper than the cheapest print version, regardless of if it is a inventory blow out price? Absolutely, but I don’t think this is a fair assessment. However, it is a bit disheartening when I buy a Kindle book that is < $1 cheaper than the paperback version. But a lot of that has to do with the publishers and how much Amazon is wanting to make/lose and I don’t blame Amazon at all if they don’t want to lose money on an ebook sale. But I prefer an electronic version that is searchable that I can read on my Kindle v1, v2, and/or iPod Touch.

]]> By: Mauvishttp://www.bestebookreaders.com/amazon-needs-a-better-pricing-strategy/comment-page-1/#comment-437 Mauvis Fri, 24 Apr 2009 16:26:13 +0000 http://k.indled.com/?p=692#comment-437 I agree that there's some issues with pricing kindle ebooks higher than actual real books but I think the bigger issue is the prices being charged for non-mainstream books in general.Whenever people by the Kindle they are enticed by the > $9.99 pricing of best sellers and the top of the chart books in each category. In actuality, this only represents a small number of kindle books are out there.The pricing in some of these sections are ridiculous. Check out the programming section (the section I was most interested in):http://www.amazon.com/s/qid=1240589309/ref=sr_nr_n_7?ie=UTF8&rs=156116011&bbn=156116011&rnid=156116011&rh=n%3A133140011%2Cn%3A!133141011%2Cn%3A154606011%2Cn%3A157325011%2Cn%3A156116011%2Cn%3A156140011Books go all the way up to $260 with the median being about $25-35 for digitial paper.I can fit hundreds of books on my Kindle but do you know how much it'd cost me to pay $25 per book? It makes me want to throw my Kindle in the trash.In defense of Amazon, there are so many other forces at play here that you need to consider such as the big media publishing companies. They are essentially the middle man which will eventually be cut out completely - who needs pr & advertising, startup capital, or physical book publishing when it will all eventually be done online - straight from artist or author to consumer.This is the same exact thing that has happened with music industry. $.99 cent DRM'd music is still a ridiculous price point and we will see that go down to something like $1 an album (companies everywhere are already starting to offer DRM-free). We just need to wait until the big guys adapt or are forced out of the way. Sell more for less or just ending up selling less. I agree that there’s some issues with pricing kindle ebooks higher than actual real books but I think the bigger issue is the prices being charged for non-mainstream books in general.

Whenever people by the Kindle they are enticed by the > $9.99 pricing of best sellers and the top of the chart books in each category. In actuality, this only represents a small number of kindle books are out there.

The pricing in some of these sections are ridiculous. Check out the programming section (the section I was most interested in):

http://www.amazon.com/s/qid=1240589309/ref=sr_nr_n_7?ie=UTF8&rs=156116011&bbn=156116011&rnid=156116011&rh=n%3A133140011%2Cn%3A!133141011%2Cn%3A154606011%2Cn%3A157325011%2Cn%3A156116011%2Cn%3A156140011

Books go all the way up to $260 with the median being about $25-35 for digitial paper.

I can fit hundreds of books on my Kindle but do you know how much it’d cost me to pay $25 per book? It makes me want to throw my Kindle in the trash.

In defense of Amazon, there are so many other forces at play here that you need to consider such as the big media publishing companies. They are essentially the middle man which will eventually be cut out completely – who needs pr & advertising, startup capital, or physical book publishing when it will all eventually be done online – straight from artist or author to consumer.

This is the same exact thing that has happened with music industry. $.99 cent DRM’d music is still a ridiculous price point and we will see that go down to something like $1 an album (companies everywhere are already starting to offer DRM-free). We just need to wait until the big guys adapt or are forced out of the way. Sell more for less or just ending up selling less.

]]> By: P. Radhttp://www.bestebookreaders.com/amazon-needs-a-better-pricing-strategy/comment-page-1/#comment-436 P. Rad Fri, 24 Apr 2009 16:12:54 +0000 http://k.indled.com/?p=692#comment-436 That is a good idea, but I am sure the negotiations with the authors will be more difficult than that. I just don't know what Amazon is making per e-book. We know the margin profit is much higher so cutting most the prices to $4.99 should be possible. In the case of this diet book, I agree with you. There is no reason to pay $10 for a book that is being sold for $4 as a paperback. That's just a bad move by Amazon. Maybe it's a mistake... That is a good idea, but I am sure the negotiations with the authors will be more difficult than that. I just don’t know what Amazon is making per e-book. We know the margin profit is much higher so cutting most the prices to $4.99 should be possible. In the case of this diet book, I agree with you. There is no reason to pay $10 for a book that is being sold for $4 as a paperback. That’s just a bad move by Amazon. Maybe it’s a mistake…

]]> By: just_jeepinhttp://www.bestebookreaders.com/amazon-needs-a-better-pricing-strategy/comment-page-1/#comment-435 just_jeepin Fri, 24 Apr 2009 16:07:59 +0000 http://k.indled.com/?p=692#comment-435 Since paperbacks are usually half the price of the hardback version, shouldn't the ebook be half the price of the paperback version? Since paperbacks are usually half the price of the hardback version, shouldn’t the ebook be half the price of the paperback version?

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