I have removed all the paperback versions of
The Queen’s Blade from Amazon, because
it marked them up to exorbitant prices, and I don’t want readers being ripped
off like that. Amazon also keeps the extra bucks, thereby making a killing out
of every book it sells, even more than I make, because the prices I chose are
barely more than cost. I have no wish to make people pay through the nose, but
Amazon was doing it without my consent.
Therefore, the paperbacks are now only available at
CreateSpace.com, at the prices I chose. It means I sell a lot less – hardly any
– but I’d rather that than have people pay Amazon’s rip off prices. So far, I’ve
only converted
The Queen’s Blade into
paperback format – it’s a lot of work – and
Demon
Lord, Book One, due to a special request for two autographed copies. Once I’ve
finished the final edit of all the series, I’ll re-do
The Queen’s Blade and then convert the rest of the series, even
though I haven’t sold many copies. It’s mostly for me, so I can have hard
copies for my bookshelf.
I’m sure most people will still prefer e-books, which
are so much more convenient, and cheaper. Paperbacks have costs involved –
paper, printing, ink, shipping, etc. – so they’re a lot more expensive to
produce. The conversion is time-consuming, as is making the covers for them,
and I’d rather spend my time writing new books. I will get around to making all
the series in paperbacks, however, just as soon as I can.
