by Anura Guruge
on September 5, 2022
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This came out of the blue. The last thing I was expecting to see on what is a rainy, dreary day — where I got soaked during my habitual 4.5-mile morning amble.
I have said this before. I write, these days, for my satisfaction & pleasure. My very first book, that I published in 1983, more or less ensured that I can do so. SMILE.
As any artist or creator knows appreciation counts for much. For I, it is more or less everything. So, this was nice. Made my day. [To be honest I was getting a tad discouraged about my ‘Bold Coast‘ initiatives. Those that should care, given that I am finally putting the ‘Bold Coast’ on the map, don’t! I got told off by one for writing this book! Good job I didn’t pay any attention to her. SMILE.
Well, right now I am not making any money on these books!
It is what retailers would call ‘loss leaders’. Some of YOU may not appreciate this BUT there is a REAL cost to printing a book & having it listed on Amazon. Amazon charges YOU (in my case ME) for that. That is the so called Amazon COSTS. You can’t price a book lower than that costs & Amazon dictates what your minimum price can be.
This is also TRUE for eBooks. IF I could I would sell ALL my eBook at 99 cents. But, Amazon will NOT let me. Why? Their minimum cost is based on the FILE SIZE of the eBook. The Bold Coast eBooks with all of their color images have large file sizes. So, they have fairly high Amazon costs. That is also why the ‘Ambling Guide‘ has a $3.25 price vs. the $2.50 for the other two. {See below} The ‘Ambling Guide‘ is the BIGGEST of the three.
