As if the distributors indie authors have to go through aren’t already getting over on us, Amazon has chosen to decrease the royalties we receive on any book priced $9.99 or under on June 10. This leaves us with two choices, accept the decreased royalties, which are already minimal, or raise the prices readers have to pay. That’s a miserable position to be in when we’re already vying to get our books seen, let alone competing against traditional publishers and the prices they can charge.
So, the smartass in me decided to put all my books on sale on my website for a mere 1 penny above the Amazon price or even less. The sale will go through June 10, the random day Amazon chose for me to have to increase my prices. I always throw in some extra goodies with each of my website purchases, and the books come signed by me. The picture book also comes signed by the illustrator.
If ever you were considering making a purchase, now is the time. I even have my book bundles on sale.