It depends on the value of the book, and the author, and the content.
A very famous author is more akin to a best selling band. The can afford to charge less because they can make up for it through volume.
I've written several books, and they are available in print as well as digital formats. I think that my books are valuable and that people reading them will get $10 worth of value out of them (actually I think they will get a lot more).
The real question for me is, "Why are some people so cheap as to think my work is worthless and theirs is so valuable?"
Some won't hesitate to plop down $4 at Starbucks for a coffee but then complain that a book that will bring hours of pleasure or instruction is not worth two or three times as much.
A very famous author is more akin to a best selling band. The can afford to charge less because they can make up for it through volume.
I've written several books, and they are available in print as well as digital formats. I think that my books are valuable and that people reading them will get $10 worth of value out of them (actually I think they will get a lot more).
The real question for me is, "Why are some people so cheap as to think my work is worthless and theirs is so valuable?"
Some won't hesitate to plop down $4 at Starbucks for a coffee but then complain that a book that will bring hours of pleasure or instruction is not worth two or three times as much.