E-book readership is growing rapidly (though still small in total). Publishers who've been in the ebook business for a while, like Baen and Fictionwise, have taken the approach of pricing ebooks low, often less than mass-market paperback prices. Now that more and larger publishers are entering the space, they're pricing their ebooks to compete with hardback and trade paperback prices.
Then there's the question of pricing for shorter works, like short stories.
As an author I want to be rewarded for my work, but not to the point where prices lose readership. As a reader I want to pay a fair price for what I read. (Editorial comment... I personally feel ebook prices from mainstream publishers are getting a bit pricey...)
And there's the question of whether variable pricing based on reader satisfaction makes sense, like how you tip the server more for great service at a restaurant and less for poor service.
What are your thoughts? What is a fair price for ebooks? Take the E-book pricing survey at http://www.critters.org/surv if you haven't already, and share your comments here.
Thanks for your input!
--Andrew Burt