I recently self-published a book and I have a different gripe with Amazon. I didn't realize (I'm sure most wouldn't know) that Amazon is basically forcing people to price ebooks at 9.99. At prices < $10, Amazon gives 70%. At prices > $10, Amazon gives 35%.
I had planned to initially offer my book at $9.99, and then raise the price to $14.99. Unfortunately, I'd basically have to stop offering Amazon as a vendor, or at the very least stop advertising it as one on my site. I may or may not do that at some point, but it's frustrating to say the least that I don't have control of the pricing of my product. I'm not willing to charge my customers more and receive less.
I had planned to initially offer my book at $9.99, and then raise the price to $14.99. Unfortunately, I'd basically have to stop offering Amazon as a vendor, or at the very least stop advertising it as one on my site. I may or may not do that at some point, but it's frustrating to say the least that I don't have control of the pricing of my product. I'm not willing to charge my customers more and receive less.
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