tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1411894864312049426.post253954408258357397..comments2024-03-27T08:18:53.376-07:00Comments on JustJoshin Publishing, Inc.: I Can Get it For You WholesaleJosh Lanyonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11944091956589831656noreply@blogger.comBlogger118125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1411894864312049426.post-20885756610231481902014-06-29T07:52:27.339-07:002014-06-29T07:52:27.339-07:00Thank you, Silvia. That is a lot of reading! I thi...Thank you, Silvia. That is a lot of reading! I think you may have cried just from weariness. ;-) Josh Lanyonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11944091956589831656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1411894864312049426.post-22612965054346738552014-06-28T15:48:00.234-07:002014-06-28T15:48:00.234-07:00Thank you, Tamara, for having written what I tried...Thank you, Tamara, for having written what I tried to put into words. I don't think Josh's novels/novellas are overpriced and I will gladly pay the price he charges. There's a lot of work behind every story that comes out although we readers will never get to see it. I expect to be paid well if I do my job well - why should such a crazily talented author not get good money for the excellent work he does? I have downloaded 6 of his novels and 4 of his novellas over the last 4 weeks and I've been sucked into each and everyone of them. He even made me cry in public while reading 'Death of a Pirate King' on the train ride home, and that has NEVER happened before.<br />Look, the point I'm trying to get across here is: Josh's works are worth every penny. Period.<br />(Silvia, Germany)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1411894864312049426.post-22848750782358128332014-06-18T08:07:03.968-07:002014-06-18T08:07:03.968-07:00I thank you for sharing that, Tamara. I thank you for sharing that, Tamara. Josh Lanyonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11944091956589831656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1411894864312049426.post-89585330801949385552014-06-14T11:40:12.866-07:002014-06-14T11:40:12.866-07:00I'm also late to the party. When I see one of ...I'm also late to the party. When I see one of your new works published, I develop tunnel vision and the only thing I see on the screen is "Buy Now with 1-Click". I rarely enjoyed reading outside of my job (I didn't own any fiction at the time!) until I stumbled across Fatal Shadows several years ago. Since then, I'm fairly certain I've covered at least one of your mortgage payments and would gladly do it again. Your high-quality, entertaining books cost the equivalent of a fast-food lunch, a drink at a bar or a Starbucks concoction - all of which people throw down daily without a thought. So, don't feel at all apologetic about the price of your work!!! Now about those sequels... :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1411894864312049426.post-9439013986533611242014-06-05T08:21:13.041-07:002014-06-05T08:21:13.041-07:00Good! I'm glad you found the post useful.
Goo...Good! I'm glad you found the post useful.<br /><br />Good luck with your sales.Josh Lanyonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11944091956589831656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1411894864312049426.post-42020714357505314222014-06-05T08:20:15.209-07:002014-06-05T08:20:15.209-07:00:-D:-DJosh Lanyonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11944091956589831656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1411894864312049426.post-18422343741718686632014-06-05T05:52:59.029-07:002014-06-05T05:52:59.029-07:00I just wanted to say thank you, Josh, for this pos...I just wanted to say thank you, Josh, for this post--it actually motivated me to reconsider the price on my self-published title. I ended up increasing the price, and even though the title has been out for half a year, the sales in the last week have gone up dramatically across all retail outlets. <br /><br />While I can't conclude increasing the price increased sales, I can conclude it hasn't hurt them. You've taught me a valuable lesson about undervaluing my work, and I appreciate it.<br /><br />Best of luck with your new release. It's waiting on my kindle for a few quiet hours to come my way, and I can't wait to read it.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05612652737234923846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1411894864312049426.post-68902844469208843422014-05-29T15:41:53.836-07:002014-05-29T15:41:53.836-07:00Just downloaded from Smashwords.
Now. Don'...Just downloaded from Smashwords. <br /><br />Now. Don't interrupt. I'm reading!<br /><br />penelopehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06110221650328923561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1411894864312049426.post-87143593742129310552014-05-29T14:43:51.145-07:002014-05-29T14:43:51.145-07:00Yes. And I do only too well understand that with e...Yes. And I do only too well understand that with ebooks so cheap and plentiful, fiction is less and less valued by many readers. And that being the case, I have no idea what the future looks like. For all I know, when I'm seventy, I'll be trying to start a second career as a Wal-Mart greeter. :-D Josh Lanyonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11944091956589831656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1411894864312049426.post-75783126549847415362014-05-29T14:42:01.063-07:002014-05-29T14:42:01.063-07:00:-D :-D :-D
Well, that is the truth. We're...:-D :-D :-D <br /><br />Well, that is the truth. We're all going to make the choices that make sense for us personally. Josh Lanyonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11944091956589831656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1411894864312049426.post-72290942407346933102014-05-29T05:12:59.547-07:002014-05-29T05:12:59.547-07:00I'm late to the party here, more than a hundre...I'm late to the party here, more than a hundred comments! I wanted to say I agree with you, though - price is a personal transaction between the author and the reader. You are putting a value on your work and your time and the reader can either choose to pay that or not. No fault or criticism on either side. <br /><br />Quite a few of my friends work in performance art one way or another. In the UK at the moment there is a great devaluing going on, quite often with young performers being expected to work almost for nothing, 'to build their experience'. I think it's partly to do with the fact that government funding for the arts has been slashed almost to nothing. <br /><br />If you don't value your own work, no-one else is going to. Writing, theatre, music, all those artistic outputs, nourish people in the same way that food does. We should take the time to engage properly with those we choose to buy and we should be prepared to pay adequately to do so.<br /><br />Chezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10356591908723925221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1411894864312049426.post-81582926324193156122014-05-28T21:04:16.008-07:002014-05-28T21:04:16.008-07:00Awesome, I’ve already pre-ordered it at AR. Way si...Awesome, I’ve already pre-ordered it at AR. Way simpler than Smashword. I also appreciate the fact that you lower the price to $3.99 for your fans. I’m really looking forward to it. Also, big thanks for the Amazon price for Strangers on the Shore. I thought it was a very reasonable price for almost 300 page story since it was a cross between “Cards on the Table” and “Somebody Killed His Editor.”<br />In ebook pricing, I’m also one of those buyers/readers that have price break s for a certain amount of pages and anything over $5.00 I wait for print to come out. I see ebook prices go up and up, and I wonder what has change to cause an increase that makes print books cheaper to buy. I buy ebooks with a print books mentality. Does the cover catch my attention or the synopsis? If it does, then I want to know how long it is. It matters because I am an avid and fast reader so page counts important to me. Then you have to figure out how translate 28K or 150K into pages to see if it is worth the cost because an ebook is a virtual, intangible item. It doesn’t have the same value or worth of a print book. At least not to me. I can’t see myself paying for an ebook that cost $8.99 only to see the print book selling for $12.99. For a few dollars more, I can actually own the book, have it sit on my shelf, enjoy the writer’s work whenever I want, sell it when I get tire of it, or keep and still have it 30 years down the road. To me that has more worth and value than an ebook. You can’t say the same for an ebook. The non-permanence of ebooks you can delete with a click just don’t justify the increasing costs for what is disposable reading since there is no ink, paper, production costs, and shipping fees involved. <br /><br />Now, having said that, I don’t envy you your job, Mr. Lanyon. It’s a lot of work to be a self-employed writer especially today when the industry is transitioning from print to digital books. Writing is a business and you need to do whatever you can to keep it solvent. I’ve said it before that you’re an awesome writer, charge what you have to to keep going as a self-publishing writer. People are going to buy what they’re going to buy, and “budget principle” be damned. If even one those people read one of your shorts or novels, they will knuckle under like a two dollar bill. You just do what you got to and keep those stories coming. I also really appreciate your willing to put your ebooks into print because even if I can’t afford the ebook, I can still afford the print book because print is a better value whereas ebooks are just convenient.<br />Sarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07612272913480753662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1411894864312049426.post-10647714792365116062014-05-28T13:36:11.481-07:002014-05-28T13:36:11.481-07:00Time is more valuable to me than money. I think I ...Time is more valuable to me than money. I think I have so little time to read, reading has become kind of a luxury, and I would rather pay more and get exactly what I want than waste dollar after dollar hoping to find gold in all the silt and mud. I don't have that kind of time to waste. <br /><br />But for people who read several books a week, sure. I can see they might have the luxury of test driving more books and authors. For that kind of reader, quantity IS ideal. It's mental grazing. Nothing wrong with it so long as you have time, money, and patience.Josh Lanyonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11944091956589831656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1411894864312049426.post-87000834189767062492014-05-28T13:29:34.369-07:002014-05-28T13:29:34.369-07:00Thank you, Karan. :-)Thank you, Karan. :-)Josh Lanyonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11944091956589831656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1411894864312049426.post-54419655048369363332014-05-28T13:28:38.186-07:002014-05-28T13:28:38.186-07:00.99 - 2.99 for a box set shrieks desperation. It&#....99 - 2.99 for a box set shrieks desperation. It's like an official announcement that there is no other way to get people to read your work. I mean, I understand that competition is stiff, but that's genuinely pathetic.Josh Lanyonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11944091956589831656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1411894864312049426.post-32577324201786939912014-05-28T13:16:34.765-07:002014-05-28T13:16:34.765-07:00One of the biggest problems I've seen in the i...One of the biggest problems I've seen in the industry are these boxed sets for .99 or free books. Now many readeres expect that all books should be that price and balk at the higher priced books. People load up on them because they're free and in my opinion they hurt author's sales. <br />I never mind paying what you charge because I know the quality is always there.Felice Stevensnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1411894864312049426.post-50311061610711283052014-05-28T08:45:50.810-07:002014-05-28T08:45:50.810-07:00For some authors, no amount is too much. For other...For some authors, no amount is too much. For others, any amount is too much. I'm pretty sure you know where you fall, Josh. I think you should charge what you deem is fair. You know your customers and you know the business. Please, don't sell yourself short.Karannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1411894864312049426.post-19897246746912190462014-05-27T04:35:01.549-07:002014-05-27T04:35:01.549-07:00I've been 'hiding' for months, but had...I've been 'hiding' for months, but had to comment on this issue. I absolutely flat-out refuse to buy a book at 99 cents. They're either crap, or they're way too short. Even $2.99 for a short story is a little suspect to me. <br /><br />I know what it takes to write a short story and how easy it is to fuck it all up. If I like an author I have no problem at all paying $4.99 for a short story.<br /><br />If I don't know an author, I'll usually do the 'buy 10 get 1 free' from All Romance... buy 10 books by authors I know and enjoy, and use the freebie to buy a new author to see if I like their writing.<br /><br />I don't quibble about how much an m/m romance e-book is costing me if it's good quality. The only time I get cranky is when I pay good money and the book isn't even good for virtual fire fuel.<br /><br />I am a voracious reader and no author is ever going to be able to keep up with my demands (so it's just as well I have half a dozen or so on 'buy almost everything' *g*) and I still say, charge $4.99 for a short story. If you (the author) are good enough, I'll pay it every time, and $6.99 or $7.99 for a novel.<br /><br />M/M romance e-books are incredibly cheap (I went looking at mainstream e-books a few months back and nearly had a heart attack! lol). Granted, there are some that aren't worth the money, but there are many too that ARE worth it.<br /><br />I feel kind of sorry for the people you mentioned who buy books just to have something to read. I'm very particular about what I'll buy. I'd rather re-read a book I've already read 10 times than read something that's utter crap just because it was cheap.<br /><br />Charge what you need to, Josh. My only vice is books and I'm never giving it up. :D<br /><br />Sorry if this is a bit disjointed and all over the place, my brain is in fairyland lately.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1411894864312049426.post-79215849841349231332014-05-26T08:03:29.946-07:002014-05-26T08:03:29.946-07:00This is the reality. A writing friend was recently...This is the reality. A writing friend was recently going through her kindle, and she was startled at how many M/M writers have disappeared over the past few years. A handful were left, but most of the originally M/M crew were long gone. <br /><br />Maybe they're writing other things in other genres now? Josh Lanyonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11944091956589831656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1411894864312049426.post-54881346114523827732014-05-26T08:01:29.237-07:002014-05-26T08:01:29.237-07:00Sadly true.
If I were writing mainstream fiction ...Sadly true.<br /><br />If I were writing mainstream fiction with the potential of selling hundreds of thousands of copies, I might take a different approach. But M/M is still a comparatively small genre, and nothing I've experienced or witnessed of other M/M authors has led me to believe it is in my favor to continue to cut prices.Josh Lanyonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11944091956589831656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1411894864312049426.post-64911980686727510072014-05-25T11:45:22.502-07:002014-05-25T11:45:22.502-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15705603797740188813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1411894864312049426.post-13241988677144952172014-05-25T11:41:16.124-07:002014-05-25T11:41:16.124-07:00Here is the official word from Smashwords
Pre-ord...Here is the official word from Smashwords<br /><br />Pre-orders are only available for purchase (or pre-order) on Apple, B&N, and Kobo. Once it's release date comes, the book will also be available and shipped throughout the rest of our distribution network. If your readers want to purchase the book at Smashwords, they can temporarily add it to their library (as a reminder they want it), and purchase it come its release date.<br /><br />So...you can't really pre-order through smashwords. It only works for their distributors. And I don't use Smashwords to distribute to B&N or Kobo.Josh Lanyonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11944091956589831656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1411894864312049426.post-79367461729926775762014-05-25T10:14:30.113-07:002014-05-25T10:14:30.113-07:00No sure if anyone will see this, as I'm postin...No sure if anyone will see this, as I'm posting so late after the blog post was published, but I can't seem to figure out how to pre-order Everything I know at Smashwords. I really want to get it from there and not AllRomanceBooks. There doesn't seem to be a 'buy<br /> button such as you'd see when you want to purchase an already released book. I've read through the FAQ but there doesn't seem to be anything directed toward the purchasers for pre-orders. Anyone have any words of wisdom? Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16251461238402185239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1411894864312049426.post-39052860331596028702014-05-25T02:18:07.302-07:002014-05-25T02:18:07.302-07:00I want to read well-written, thought provoking, en...I want to read well-written, thought provoking, entertaining books which I can’t put down. Books that I could immediately re-read the minute I reach the end. These books require skill, creativity and effort and it worries me that, if the rewards aren’t commensurate with the hard-work that went into producing them, some of my favourite authors might stop writing in this genre or - heaven forbid - stop writing all together. <br /><br />Of course its not all about money and I quickly recognize when authors start to churn out stuff with financial reward as their primary motive – some authors just follow the same successful format again and again and it just gets boring in the end. But with digital book prices so low and the correlation between creativity and reward so out of kilter, I think you are absolutely right to raise the subject. <br /><br />aramintahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10314398492767843324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1411894864312049426.post-23540904466153420392014-05-24T23:23:27.052-07:002014-05-24T23:23:27.052-07:00The way I see it, if even one-fifth as many reader...The way I see it, if even one-fifth as many readers buy your shorts at $2.99 as would've bought them at $0.99, you're still ahead. [shrug] Especially on Amazon, where the royalty difference is huge, it's pretty much a no-brainer to have your shorts at $2.99. If people don't want to buy them, that's cool -- it's their money, their choice. But an indie-pubbing writer has the choice of where to set their prices, and a $2.99 minimum makes a LOT of financial sense.<br /><br />AngieAngela Benedettihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15429371768739779494noreply@blogger.com