Thanks for the thoughtful and intriguing comment. I think you’ve managed to opine what a lot of us are feeling in terms of our goal with writing a book. In some ways, I think authors had it easier before the electronic age.

Feel free to stop in anytime!

George

Thanks for this post and thank you everyone for your comments. I’m getting set to release my first book, Your Great Awakening and have been struggling with this for over a month now.

Do I have an answer to this question yet…?

Maybe…

Above Diana mentioned that she gives away tons of valuable content on her blog and that she doesn’t clutter her site with ads. I try to run my site the same way.

Did I work hard on this book? Yeah over a years worth of work.

Is it a good book? Best book I could have written so far.

Do I think there’s value in the book? Yes. Lots of it.

So is an ebook price of $9.95 and a paperback price of $14.95 too much to ask?

I think time will truly tell.

I think a couple of the people above really honed in on the two main questions that we need to ask ourselves:

1) Are we looking to build our tribe and our status as a thought leader?

Or

2) Are we looking to have an additional income stream, however small that may be after royalties or production costs and increase our status as a thought leader?

I think if you already have an OK sized tribe then most people will move to option 2. If you don’t have a tribe then option 1 and giving the book away for free may be the best choice.

So is that where I’m going with my book?

I’m going to go have a coffee and really make my mind up on this once and for all.

Thank you again for giving me the chance to get these thoughts out of my head.

Be Inspirational!

Ian
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Thanks for coming by. Whoo-weee. It is a tough question for sure. I lowered my ebook price on Kindle from about 6 bucks to 99 cents. It did give me a pretty big bump at first. I see so many pricing strategies out there. It kind of depends on what you think the perceived value will be by potential buyers.

My advice is to publish on Smashwords where you can actively adjust your pricing as you see fit.

Let me know what you decide!

George

YAY! Be sure and let me know when your site is live and when the ebook is done – I’d love to see them both.

Cheers!

George