Why aren’t your books free or all super cheap?
A lot of work goes into each of my books, and expenses. I am mostly self-published indie these days which means I have to hire out for quality help. I refuse to write a book and throw it out the same day like some authors do. That cheats readers of quality work.
This includes hiring cover artists, editors, proofers, paying for advertising, formats, distribution. All of these things cost money. My books go through several rounds of edits to ensure I’m putting out the best product possible. This also means that I have to charge for that product.
Writing is my only job. It’s how I support myself and my family. Its a job I LOVE and I have no complaints about it. But I also can’t afford to just hand everything away for free. As much as I wish they would, bill don’t go away.
Author Mandy M. Roth explains this so eloquently in her blog post here, that all I can really say is DITTO.
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