I not trying to rehash the "boycott kindlebooks over $9.99" argument and I realize everyone in the line from writing through sales deserves compensation, but do you think that Kindlers (assuming they are avid readers to own one and would have as a group been more likely to buy new books) waiting for books to come down in price, increase the wait time for novels to hit the bestseller list by not buying them at release? It seems there are quite a few threads here about popular series or authors that would usually be bestsellers immediately that are now taking several weeks or longer (or never) to go down in price. David Baldacchi, Stephanie Laurens, the Stephanie Plum books, currently the newest Sookie book are a few examples I can think of.
Even paperbacks seem to come down after a certain number of sales for those that still charge the cover price of 7.99 initially, but more and more never do (even though I can go to Target, Wal-Mart, etc. and buy them for a percentage off the cover price right away).
There are enough books out there for Kindle to be read that I generally won't buy a new book until it does come down in price, but I wonder if I am exacerbating the problem or if Amazon/Publishers/Authors, whichever really sets the final price, will realize how they may be affecting overall sales with new release prices.
Even paperbacks seem to come down after a certain number of sales for those that still charge the cover price of 7.99 initially, but more and more never do (even though I can go to Target, Wal-Mart, etc. and buy them for a percentage off the cover price right away).
There are enough books out there for Kindle to be read that I generally won't buy a new book until it does come down in price, but I wonder if I am exacerbating the problem or if Amazon/Publishers/Authors, whichever really sets the final price, will realize how they may be affecting overall sales with new release prices.