Review: A millionaire I am not!
Rating: 2 out of 5
Date: 02 2, 2013
There seems to be a trend in ebooks where authors believe that 100 pages is considered a book worthy of $9.99. If you think I'm kidding, then have a look at what this series would cost you if you vhose to read it in its entirety. Since these authors charge $2.99 for 40 pages, and call each a book, you would be paying over $50.00 to finish this series.In real estate location often affects prices whereas in ebooks it should be book lengths. Alas, not so.  I enjoyed the basic premise of the first season and given the spelling & grammatical errors, I didn't quibble about .99 for a quick afternoon jaunt into the lives of the Witches of Santa Anna.  But I sure wish that I'd looked ahead to check out the prices for future novellas. At an average of 30-40 pages, that I can read in 15 minutes, I cannot justify spending what the authors are asking.  I'd prefer if they would write a full novel of 300 pages & charge me $4-5.  Is this greed because it seems to be contagious. More authors are doing this and frankly, it turning me off Indie authors altogether. Perhaps I'll go back to reading mainstream authors since at least I know I'm getting a full complete novel with a beginning and an end that gives me more bang for my hard to come by buck.I know everyone has to eat but this is giving ebooks a bad rep.  Now I'm not picking on these authors only because they aren't the only ones pulling these stunts. If I wanted a serial novel, then I expect to just pay the one time fee just like current serials on Amazon.  I wouldn't even mind paying  $1 - 2.99/season but I've given up despite liking the storyline because the final cost of reading the series would be ridiculous for a basic escape read. Too bad though, I was having fun.  This type of price gouging is why people turn to illegal sites to download books.Will authors realise they are losing potential customers and do they even care.  Time will tell!