Series pricing input

$2.99 seems to be the going rate for erotica, even for really short pieces. I don't see it hurting pricing the second book at $2.99 and seeing how that goes. The first book is meant to hopefully bring in readers that will want to move on to read the rest of the series after all so it would make sense for it to be priced lower than the rest.

I know I'm planning on temporarily discounting the first book of my series for each new volume I add to it until I have enough to bundle together. Then I will either drop it to always being .99 or make perma free to hopefully bring in readers that will either go on to getting the rest of the series or the bundle.

Well, how short is short? Some short stories are five pages. There are others that are considered short stories but was like 120 pages; which I thought was too long. What do I know, I haven't even published my first manuscript yet.

If it's a really good short story between 20 to 30 pages, I would pay $1.99.
If it's a really good short story between 30 to 50 pages, I would pay $2.99.

That's just me. I would rather pay for a good book/short story that has been edited and proofread then a freebie with incoherent/repetitive sentences.

The problem with the $1.99 pricing is that it apparently is a deadzone for sales. For some unknown reason shorts sell well at either .99 or $2.99 but not at any other price.

For what its worth, here's my experience: I have one very short (5.6k) erotica title published on Amazon priced at 2.99. Its been available for about 5 days now and sold 1 copy very soon after publishing. Judging by the KENP read, five or six people have borrowed and read it. Personally, I consider this a win since I had zero marketing.

I have no data to back this up but I think that pricing your shorts at $2.99 tells people that you put a high value on your work, and it looks like a better deal to KU subscribers.

From what I've heard when it comes to erotica pricing matters quite a bit with how people will perceive your work. The 2.99 price point conveys that it is something worth checking out unlike the .99 which gives off the vibe that you as the author have little faith in it so it is probably bad. Of course this changes quite a bit in other genres but this seems to be the norm for erotica.

The general consensus for self-published erotica is $2.99 and up, no matter how short it is. Like Tora said, it makes it look like your title's worth something. $1.99 is a price point you want to stay away from, and in all honesty, a free book would serve you better than one priced at $.99.

At least, this is what I've read on KB and DD.

My first short (7.8k) went on sale Monday. I priced it at $.99. Seven sales so far. In the future I will go with $2.99, except for the first book in any series.