[rsullivan9597]

So, I'm back with my number crunching. Here is a new set of data I'll keep an eye on on a regular basis. First data pull so nothing to compare it to at the moment. I'll do some analysis on my website soon.

Genre	Free	$0.01 - $0.99​	$1.00 - $2.99​	$3.00 - $4.99​	$5.00 - $9.99​	$10.00 - $19.99​	Over $20​
Science Fiction	139	3,417	3,553	2,736	6,056	279	92
Fantasy	85	2,955	3,444	2,635	1,262	235	99
Children	308	3,448	4,596	6,718	12,912	238	183
Erotica	65	2,974	6,482	7,195	8,536	240	15
Romance	98	3,505	8,292	18,554	17,748	472	178
Mystery & Thrillers	102	5,289	7,077	5,701	15,096	1,133	314
Horror	84	3,567	3,818	2,499	3,433	139	46
Fiction	8,629	39,137	51,338	55,758	111,071	7,712	4,186

 

[Lynn Mixon]

Very interesting. Thanks, Robin!

As someone that writes erotic romance and erotica, I found the comparison between those two categories thought provoking.

First, I guess I never expected the number of titles to be so close, yet erotica is 52% the size of romance. And the numbers stay pretty close until they get to the $3+ range. At that point Romance make a big jump that none of the others really emulate, though fiction does have something similar early on.

The second thing I noticed when I graphed the numbers is that the number of erotica titles continued to rise right up to the $10 mark. Everything else, with the exception of childrens books had a drop at the $3-$4.99 range, and romance and fiction fell at $5. To me, that kind of indicates that erotica and childrens books might have more legs at these higher prices. Particularly the $3-$4.99 range.

I'll admit I'm not a statistician, so I could (and probably am) completely wrong. Most of the groups that sagged at the $3-$4.99 range did bounce at $5. Someone tell me where I've blown it.

 

[jabeard]

This is very fascinating. Thank you for sharing.

 

[Will Write for Gruel]

Very interesting. Thanks, Robin!

As someone that writes erotic romance and erotica, I found the comparison between those two categories thought provoking.

First, I guess I never expected the number of titles to be so close, yet erotica is 52% the size of romance. And the numbers stay pretty close until they get to the $3+ range. At that point Romance make a big jump that none of the others really emulate, though fiction does have something similar early on.

The second thing I noticed when I graphed the numbers is that the number of erotica titles continued to rise right up to the $10 mark. Everything else, with the exception of childrens books had a drop at the $3-$4.99 range, and romance and fiction fell at $5. To me, that kind of indicates that erotica and childrens books might have more legs at these higher prices. Particularly the $3-$4.99 range.

I'll admit I'm not a statistician, so I could (and probably am) completely wrong. Most of the groups that sagged at the $3-$4.99 range did bounce at $5. Someone tell me where I've blown it.

So far, erotica fans have been willing to pay a bit more for it. I imagine it's because erotica has been for sale in ebook form for a long time before the Kindle ever appeared, and prices and buying patterns were established. Anyway, that's why I decided to write erotica. In other genres it's hard to sell anything shorter than a novel at $2.99, and at $0.99 you just can't make much money unless your sales are exceptional.

 

[jimbronyaur]

I love your posts and data Robin!  As a sort of newbie here, working on a hundred things at once, it's soooo good to see this kind of stuff.  Sometimes I think writers get trapped in the $0.99 or $2.99 debate and bubble where as your data shows, there is no bubble... it'll come down to what all the "big ones" talk about - the writing, the cover, etc.

Thanks for taking to time to share all this info with us!

-jb