In Three Words: What is the Future of eBook Pricing?

Contributors:
A tremendous thank you to, and round of applause for, our wonderful contributors.
- Adam Salomone – flexible, evolving, consumer-oriented – associate publisher of The Harvard Common Press
- Andrea Fleck-Nisbet – predatory, dynamic, subscription-based – executive director of Workman Publishing
- Anne Kostick – big dogs decide – online and offline content consultant, strategist at Foxpath IND
- Barbara Galletly – price reflects value – former literary agent, current student of information science for publishing
- Bob Mayer – readers rule – NY Times best-selling author, speaker and consultant, founder of Cool Gus Publishing
- Carolyn McCray – fluid, dynamic, cheap – Amazon Kindle best-selling author
- Dawn Bruno – a moving target – senior international trade specialist with the U.S. Department of Commerce
- Elle Lothlorien – low, lower, free – author, speaker, and indie publishing specialist
- Jean Kaplansky – ask again tomorrow! – digital solutions architect at Aptara
- Jeremy Greenfield – controlled by marketplace – editorial director of Digital Book World
- Joshua Tallent – balanced and profitable – founder and CEO of eBook Architects
About In Three Words:
Produced by Winning Edits, In Three Words is an ongoing series chronicling sharp insights from smart writers, publishing thought-leaders, media theorists and other “book people” about pressing questions of the day.
What is the future of ebook pricing? is a special edition produced in partnership with Digital Book World.
Recent In Three Words Editions:
- 005: What does a good book represent?
- 004: What does a good writer do best?
- 003: What is the future of books?
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Now it’s your turn. What are your three words? Share in the comments.


E-book pricing has to be “based on data”.
Return on Investment
Three words which describe the future of ebook pricing?
“Market will decide.”
Set. By. Authors.
Price worth paying
Cheaper Than Paper
iffy, fluid, counter-intuitive
underpriced or overpriced
Tremendous adds everyone! Loved reading your three words. Thanks for enriching the compilation!
quality multimedia content
Amazon says so.
Price for Demand