Effective today and lasting through April, I’m reducing the prices on the Kindle versions of my books (from $9.99 to either $2.99 or $3.99, depending on the book).
- The three investing books and Taxes Made Simple will each sell for $2.99.
- The two small-business tax books and Accounting Made Simple will each go for $3.99.
For anyone interested, the Kindle books in question are available here on Amazon.
Related note #1: I recently learned that you can read Kindle books on a regular PC or Mac using free software. (Kindle for PC, Kindle for Mac)
Related note #2: Thank you to anyone who has ever bought one of my books. It’s you folks who allow me to do this for a living, and I’m truly grateful for that.
Why Am I Doing This?
Just to experiment, really. I’ve noticed that the best-selling fiction Kindle books are generally in the $1-$4 price range, while the best-selling business/investing Kindle books are usually priced at $9.99. I’m curious to find out why.
Depending on how the experiment goes, come May 1st, I may set the prices back to $9.99, keep them at $2.99, or set them somewhere in between.
In Similar News
- The Finance Buff is offering the ebook version of his excellent Explore TIPS half-off for the next month to celebrate its 1-year anniversary.
Investing Articles
- 11 Investing Terms You Need to Know from GenY Wealth
- Using Threshold Rebalancing to Lower Your Portfolio’s Risk from Monevator
- What Would Happen if Everyone Indexed? from Larry Swedroe
- Relax: Doing Less with Your Investments from Portfolioist
- Life Settlement Investment: Scam or Legit? from Darwin’s Money
- What Your Social Security Statement Means from Financial Ducks in a Row
- For Canadians: Why You Might (and Might Not) Need an RESP from Moneyville
Tax Articles
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- Claiming the Moving Expense Tax Deduction from GenX Finance
- What If You Contribute Too Much to an IRA or 401(k)? from Moolanomy
- Cash for Clunkers Part 2? from Smart on Money
Other Money-Related Articles
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- Is It Worth the Time to Sell Your Stuff? from Cash Money Life
- Results of the Wardrobe Mission from Debt Free Adventure
- Downsize Your Home and Upsize Your Wallet from The Wisdom Journal
- Money You’ve Worked vs. Windfalls from Frugal Dad
- Why You Should Never Cosign a Loan for Anyone from Len Penzo
- Are You Wasting Money on Costly Crap? from The Digerati Life
- Emergency Preparedness on a Shoestring from Get Rich Slowly
Blog Carnivals
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- Best of Money Carnival hosted by Bible Money Matters
- Totally Money Blog Carnival hosted by Debt Free Divas
- Carnival of Personal Finance hosted by Money Beagle
- Carnival of Wealth hosted by Personal Dividends
- Carnival of Financial Planning hosted by Consumer Boomer
- Wealth Builder Carnival hosted by My Wealth Builder
- Stock Carnival Ecstasy hosted by Fastswings
- Carnival of Passive Investing hosted by Canadian Finance Blog
Thanks for reading!
Hi. I'm Mike Piper, the author of this blog. I'm a CPA and the author of several personal finance books. The point of this blog is to show that investing doesn't have to be complicated. 
Interesting stuff.
Pricing is one big guess.
I think it’s great that you are trying things out to figure it out.
One big guess indeed. I’ll let you know how it goes.
Thanks for the price reduction. Bought a few today.
I second NS. Great price! Thanks! Bought couple today.
NS and M: Thank you. I hope you find them helpful.
Hope you share the results of your discounted books with your readers.
Jenna: I plan to do an update near the end of the month to warn whether or not prices will go back up. In that post, I imagine I’ll share some info regarding the results of the experiment.
@Mike – Can’t wait!
Good luck on the price cut! I hope it brings in lots more sales for you.
Thanks, Glen.
Good luck, hopefully you’ll now be like that girl in Minnesota who has made hundreds of thousands from her .99 cent ebooks.
Just bought Investing Made Simple.
Ha! We’ll see.
And thanks for buying the book. If you have questions/feedback, I’m all ears.