By Stephen Windwalker, Editor of Kindle Nation Daily – Originally posted 6.26.2010

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Time for a quick price check into the total overall catalog and the composition of the 100 top paid bestsellers list in the Kindle Store, a few days ahead of major structural changes in pricing and royalties for the Kindle’s Digital Text Platform (DTP). Here is what Amazon has announced will happen on the DTP on Wednesday, June 30:

For each eligible Kindle book sold, authors and publishers who choose the new 70 percent royalty option will receive 70 percent of list price, net of delivery costs, beginning June 30, 2010. Delivery costs will be based on file size and pricing will be $0.15/MB. In order to qualify for the 70 percent royalty option, the author or publisher-supplied list price must be between $2.99 and $9.99, must be at least 20 percent below the lowest physical list price for the physical book, and the title must be made available for sale in all geographies for which the author or publisher has rights, must be included in a broad set of features in the Kindle Store, such as text-to-speech, and must be offered at or below price parity with competition, including physical book prices. At launch, the 70 percent royalty option will only be available for books sold in the United States.

Under this new royalty structure, no DTP author with an understanding of the rules and of simple price-demand elasticity would ever price a book between $10 and $25, and few authors with any confidence in their product would ever price a book below $2.99. (This royalty structure does not yet apply to larger corporate publishers under the agency model, but they may create pricing trends that could affect all publishers, and Amazon has shown an interest in publisher parity and may try to move gradually in the future to bring larger publisher contracts into conformity with this structure.)

Here’s how royalties would play out at various price points, assuming a net delivery cost of 6 cents per unit:

Retail   Royalty   Net      Royalty
Price    Pct.      Delivery
                   Cost

$0.99    35.00%    $0.00    $0.35
$1.99    35.00%    $0.00    $0.70
$2.99    70.00%    $0.06    $2.03
$3.99    70.00%    $0.06    $2.73
$4.99    70.00%    $0.06    $3.43
$5.99    70.00%    $0.06    $4.13
$6.99    70.00%    $0.06    $4.83
$7.99    70.00%    $0.06    $5.53
$8.99    70.00%    $0.06    $6.23
$9.99    70.00%    $0.06    $6.93
$10.99    35.00%    $0.00   $3.85
$11.99    35.00%    $0.00   $4.20
$12.99    35.00%    $0.00   $4.55
$13.99    35.00%    $0.00   $4.90
$14.99    35.00%    $0.00   $5.25
$19.99    35.00%    $0.00   $7.00
$24.99    35.00%    $0.00   $8.75
$29.99    35.00%    $0.00   $10.50

Although one might expect that the price array of the Kindle Store catalog would already be beginning to conform itself to these $2.99 to $9.99 parameters, such migration has been gradual and mixed:

• The overall percentage of titles in this $2.99 to $9.99 price range has increased from 56.96% on May 22 to 57.22% on June 14 to 57.32% on June 26.
• All of this migration has come from a relative decline in ebook titles priced at $10 and up, from 19.16% on May 22 to 18.82% on June 14 to 18.52% on June 26.
• Any expected decline in the percentage of titles priced at under $2.99 has yet to occur, as that subset has grown from 23.88% on May 22 to 23.96% on June 14 to 24.16% on June 26.

As for the composition of the 100 top paid bestsellers list in the Kindle Store, the trends noted in our last price check post seem to be extending and strengthening:

• Titles priced between 79 cents and $2.98 continue to show strong representation among the bestsellers, stead at 13 since June 14, and up from 6 on May 22. Now that the top “free” titles have been separated  from the the 100 top paid bestsellers list, these titles between 79 cents and $2.98 stand out much as free books stood out in the past, with the added virtue of actually earning royalties for their publishers and/or authors.
• The number of top 100 bestsellers priced between $2.99 and $9.99, which had slipped from 71 on May 22 to 57 on June 14, increased slightly to 61 on June 26.
• There were continued indications that Kindle readers will pay up to $12.99 for new full-length books by established bestselling authors, as the category of bestsellers priced between $10 and $12.99 held relatively steady at 24 titles, 10 of which made the top 25 list.  The composition of that group is telling: Evanovich at 4, DeMille at 10, Beck at 12, Stockett 13, Sandford 15, Harris 19, Giffin, 20, Turow 21, Deaver 23, and Patterson 25. 
• Kindle readers are increasingly rejecting agency model new releases priced between $13 and $14.99, and those titles slipped from 5 on May 22 to 4 on June 14 and only 2 on June 26 (none in the top 45, with Picoult at #46 and Coben at #79).

Here’s a price breakdown of the 623,077 book titles in the Kindle Store as of 7 a.m. EDT on June 26, 2010:

• 20,636 Kindle Books Priced “Free” (3.31%)
• 5,217 Titles Priced from a Penny to 98 Cents (0.84%)
• 60,370 Kindle Books Priced at 99 Cents (9.69%)
• 83,249 Kindle Books Priced from $1 to $2.99 (13.36%)
• 119,484 Kindle Books Priced from $3 to $4.99 (19.18%)

• 157,562 Titles Priced from $5 to $9.98 (25.29%)
• 61,153 Titles Priced at $9.99 (9.81%)
• 8,132 Titles Priced from $10 to $12.99 (1.31%)
• 14,177 Titles Priced from $13 to $14.99 (2.28%)
• 93,097 Titles Priced at $15 and Up (14.94%)

Here’s where we stood with the 609,975 book titles in the Kindle Store as of 5 p.m. EDT on June 14, 2010:

• 20,589 Kindle Books Priced “Free” (3.38%)
• 5,041 Titles Priced from a Penny to 98 Cents (0.83%)
• 58,624 Kindle Books Priced at 99 Cents (9.61%)
• 80,197 Kindle Books Priced from $1 to $2.99 (13.15%)
• 115,891 Kindle Books Priced from $3 to $4.99 (19.00%)

• 155,056 Titles Priced from $5 to $9.98 (25.42%)
• 59,797 Titles Priced at $9.99 (9.80%)
• 8,173 Titles Priced from $10 to $12.99 (1.34%)
• 14,105 Titles Priced from $13 to $14.99 (2.31%)
• 92,500 Titles Priced at $15 and Up (15.16%)

Here’s where we stood with the 587,104 book titles in the Kindle Store as of 5 p.m. EDT on May 22, 2010:

• 20,584 Kindle Books Priced “Free” (3.51%)
• 4,830 Titles Priced from a Penny to 98 Cents (0.82%)
• 55,901 Kindle Books Priced at 99 Cents (9.52%)
• 76,054 Kindle Books Priced from $1 to $2.99 (12.95%)
• 109,706 Kindle Books Priced from $3 to $4.99 (18.69%)

• 151,509 Titles Priced from $5 to $9.98 (25.81%)
• 56,059 Titles Priced at $9.99 (9.55%)
• 7,700 Titles Priced from $10 to $12.99 (1.31%)
• 13,803 Titles Priced from $13 to $14.99 (2.35%)
• 90,958 Titles Priced at $15 and Up (15.49%)

Here’s where we stood with the 511,759 book titles in the Kindle Store as of 9 a.m. EDT on May 7, 2010:

• 20,601 Kindle Books Priced “Free” (4.03%)
• 4,857 Titles Priced from a Penny to 98 Cents (0.94%)
• 53,936 Kindle Books Priced at 99 Cents (10.54%)
• 73,987 Kindle Books Priced from $1 to $2.99 (14.46%)
• 101,014 Kindle Books Priced from $3 to $4.99 (19.74%)

• 91,871 Titles Priced from $5 to $9.98 (17.95%)
• 54,342 Titles Priced at $9.99 (10.62%)
• 7,434 Titles Priced from $10 to $12.99 (1.45%)
• 13,489 Titles Priced from $13 to $14.99 (2.64%)
• 90,257 Titles Priced at $15 and Up (17.64%)

Here’s where we stood with the 487,715 book titles in the Kindle Store as of 9 a.m. EDT on April 7, 2010:

• 20,620 Kindle Books Priced “Free” (4.23%)
• 4,709 Titles Priced from a Penny to 98 Cents (0.97%)
• 46,360 Kindle Books Priced at 99 Cents (9.51%)
• 69,846 Kindle Books Priced from $1 to $2.99 (14.32%)
• 94,891 Kindle Books Priced from $3 to $4.99 (19.46%)

• 86,924 Titles Priced from $5 to $9.98 (17.82%)
• 53,705 Titles Priced at $9.99 (11.01%)
• 7,537 Titles Priced from $10 to $12.99 (1.51%)
• 13,124 Titles Priced from $13 to $14.99 (2.69%)
• 90,011 Titles Priced at $15 and Up (18.46%)

Here’s where we stood with the 480,238 book titles in the Kindle Store on April 1:

• 20,620 Kindle Books Priced “Free” (4.29%)
• 4,706 Titles Priced from a Penny to 98 Cents (0.98%)
• 43,993 Kindle Books Priced at 99 Cents (9.16%)
• 68,807 Kindle Books Priced from $1 to $2.99 (14.33%)
• 93,706 Kindle Books Priced from $3 to $4.99 (19.51%)

• 85,612 Titles Priced from $5 to $9.98 (17.83%)
• 53,124 Titles Priced at $9.99 (11.06%)
• 5,952 Titles Priced from $10 to $12.99 (1.24%)
• 14,158 Titles Priced from $13 to $14.99 (2.95%)
• 89,525 Titles Priced at $15 and Up (18.64%)

Here’s where we stood with about 463,000 Kindle Store titles on March 10:

• 20,125 Kindle Books Priced “Free” (4.34%)
• 2,588 Titles Priced from a Penny to 98 Cents (0.56%)
• 39,095 Kindle Books Priced at 99 Cents (8.44%)
• 64,105 Kindle Books Priced from $1 to $2.99 (13.84%)
• 90,580 Kindle Books Priced from $3 to $4.99 (19.55%)

• 84,055 Titles Priced from $5 to $9.98 (18.15%)
• 53,697 Titles Priced at $9.99 (11.56%)
• 5,793 Titles Priced from $10 to $12.99 (1.25%)
• 13,731 Titles Priced from $13 to $14.99 (2.96%)
• 89,448 Titles Priced at $15 and Up (19.31%)

And here’s where we stood with about 447,000 Kindle Store titles on February 25:

• 19,795 Kindle Books Priced “Free” (4.42%) 
• 3,023 Titles Priced from a Penny to 98 Cents (0.67%) 
• 36,370 Kindle Books Priced at 99 Cents (8.12%) 
• 62,275 Kindle Books Priced from $1 to $2.99 (13.9%) 
• 87,722 Kindle Books Priced from $3 to $4.99 (19.58%) 
• 81,230 Titles Priced from $5 to $9.98 (18.13%) 
• 55,269 Titles Priced at $9.99 (12.34%) 
• 5,139 Titles Priced from $10 to $12.99 (1.15%) 
• 9,331 Titles Priced from $13 to $14.99 (2.08%) 
• 87,771 Titles Priced at $15 and Up (19.59%)

Click here to see underlying statistical analysis (Based on U.S. Kindle Store book catalog as of 7 a.m. ET 6.26.2010)

For the past year our Free Kindle Nation Shorts program has been connecting thousands of Kindle readers with emerging and established writers, and we’re proud to have helped many writers of distinction climb the Kindle Store bestseller lists. One of those authors has been Joe Konrath, and it has been a lot of fun to watch such a talented storyteller become one of the most successful fiction writers in the Kindlesphere. Joe has also been a very important trailblazer in the world of writing and independent publishing, so I was especially pleased when he decided recently that he wanted to give something back to the citizens of Kindle Nation by providing the stories on which we are drawing to initiate a new Free Kindle Nation Shorts feature called “Scary Saturday.”

We’ll continue to showcase many other writers here at Free Kindle Nation Shorts, but on many coming Saturdays we’ll treat you to truckloads of terror with the horror fiction of J.A. “Joe” Konrath. We’ll also provide links to his current and coming Kindle books and we hope you’ll be brave enough to turn all the lights on and keep reading.

“Finicky Eater” a short story by Jack Kilborn, J.A. Konrath   Copyright © 2010 Joe Konrath and published here with his permission Author’s note: This is my very first published story, which was published right after I sold Whiskey Sour. It centers on a theme I’ve gone back to often in my fiction. This appeared in the magazine Horror Garage, which featured a girl on the cover with her face soaked in blood. My mom didn’t pass out copies at her job. -J.K. *     *     *     *    *  “Eat it.” Billy pushed his plate away. “I’m not hungry anymore.” A pout appeared on his shiny little face. A miniature version of Josh’s. Marge could remember when it used to be cute. “You haven’t even tried it. I made it different today. Just take a bite.” “No.” Marge could feel the tension build in her neck, like cables beneath the skin. “Billy, honey, you need to eat. Look how skinny you’re getting.” “I want an apple.” “We’ve been over this Billy. There are no apples. There won’t be any apples ever again.” He crossed his arms. So thin. His elbows and wrists looked huge. “I want a Twinkie.” Marge’s mouth quivered, got wet. “Billy, please don’t…” “I want McDonald’s french fries, and a Coke.” A deep breath. “Billy, we don’t have any of those things anymore. Since they dropped all those bombs, we have to make do with what’s available. Now please, you need to eat.” She pushed the plate back towards her son. His portion of meat was small, scarcely the size of a cracker. Pale and greasy. Marge eyed it and felt her stomach rumble. It’s for Billy, she chastened herself. But if he didn’t want it… Marge killed the thought and looked away for some distraction. She failed. After three months in the shelter, there was nothing left to distract herself with. She knew every inch of the tiny room like she knew her own body. The shelves, once stocked with canned goods, were empty. The TV and radio didn’t work. The three dirty cots smelled like body odor, and the sump hole in the corner had long overflowed with urine and feces. No view, no entertainment, no escape. Josh had built the shelter because he wanted his family to live. But was this living? Marge turned to her son, the tears coming. “We’re going to make it, Billy. I promise. But you need to eat. Please.” “No.” Billy’s own eyes began to glaze. “I want Daddy.” “I know you do. But Daddy left, Billy. He knew we didn’t have enough food. So he made a sacrifice for you and me.” “I wish Daddy was here.” Tears burned her cheeks. “He’s here, Billy.” She patted her chest. “He’s here, inside of us, and he always will be.” Billy narrowed his eyes. “You hit Daddy on the head.” Marge recoiled as if slapped. “No, Billy. Your father made a sacrifice.” “He did not. You hit him on the head while he was asleep.” Billy picked up the small piece of meat and threw it at his mother. “I don’t want to eat Daddy anymore!” Marge scooped up the meat, sobbing. It tasted salty. She didn’t want to take food from her son, but she needed the strength for what came next. She silently cursed her husband. Why didn’t he properly stock this place? Getting nuked would have been better than this. Her hand closed around the fire axe. *     *     * The scream woke her up. Marge’s face burned with fever. Infection, she knew. In a way, a blessing. Consciousness was far too horrible. “Billy?” Whimpering. Marge squinted in the darkness. “Mommy?” She shifted, the pain in her legs causing her to cry out. She unconsciously reached down to touch them, but felt nothing. They’d eaten her legs last week. “What’s the matter, Billy? Are you hungry, honey?” “I made a sacrifice, Mommy.” He crawled out of the shadows, handing Marge his tiny, dirty foot. The drool that leaked from her mouth had a mind of its own. *     *     * “You…you have to do it, Billy.” Billy was crying. “You have to do it for Mommy. Mommy can’t cut off her second arm. I can’t hold the axe.” “I wish Daddy were here.” “Daddy!” Marge’s face raged with anger, madness. “Your father did this to us! He got off lucky!” She stared a her baby boy, legless, pulling himself along on his hands. Damn the world, and damn God, and damn Josh for letting this… There was a noise coming from the door. It was a knock! Someone was knocking! “Billy! Do you hear it! We’re going to be…” Billy swung the axe. *     *     * “This one’s still alive!” Officer Carlton leaned over the small boy, checking his pulse. He was awful to look at, legless and caked with blood. His mouth was a ruin of ragged flesh. No-not a ruin. The flesh wasn’t his. “Jesus.” His partner, Jones, made a face. “Looks like the kid ate his mom. There’s another body over here. My guess it’s the homeowner. Why’d they come down here?” Carlton shrugged. “The father had a history of paranoid behavior. Maybe he convinced them it was a nuclear war.” He squinted at the father’s corpse. The bones had been broken to get at the marrow inside. Carlton shivered. “There’s a hidden room back here. Look, the shelf swings away.” The hinged shelf moved inward, revealing a large pantry, stocked with canned goods. Enough for years. “Now, Billy!” Carlton caught the movement and spun around, in time to see the little creature with the axe bring it down on his partner’s head. Carlton’s jaw dropped. The woman-the gory, limbless torso that they thought was dead-was undulating across the floor towards him like a gigantic worm. He drew his gun. The axe hit him in the belly. “We’re saved!” the mother-thing cried. Her voice was wet with something. Blood? When she bit into his leg, he realized it was drool. *     *     * Marge slithered away from the light. It was too bright outside. There was probably radiation coming in, but she didn’t pay it any mind. Her only motivation was hunger. And the food was in the hidden room. Part of her brain recognized the can goods around her, recognized that they contained edible things. But her attention was focused on the police officer, cowering in the corner, holding the pumping wound in his gut. Her mouth got wet. She crawled, inch-worm style, up to him. “Get away, lady!” Billy crawled past her, faster because he still had arms. The cop screamed, and Billy hacked at his flailing legs like kindling. A sound mixed in with the screams, and Marge realized it was laughter. Her son was laughing. “Billy! Don’t play with your food!” *     *     * “You killed Daddy.” Billy had his mouth full of something purple, and his eyes were far away. “Yes I did, Billy. I killed him so you could have food. But we have enough food now for weeks. And these men have families, who will come looking for them. We’ll never be hungry again.” Billy chewed and spit out something hard. “Daddy is inside me.” “That’s right.” “You’re a little inside me, too. Your legs and arms.” Marge almost smiled at the child’s analogy. “That’s right. Mommy is a little inside you.” Billy narrowed his eyes. “I want all of you inside me.” Marge watched her son drag himself over to the axe. *     *     * Billy opened his eyes. The sheets were soaked with sweat. He turned in bed and shook his wife, who was snoring softly. “Jill! Wake up!” Her eyelids fluttered. “What’s wrong, Billy?” “Get the baby!” Billy rolled over and strapped on his prosthetic legs, snugging the belts tight. “It’s happening!” Jill sat up. The air raid siren cut through their bedroom like a scream. “The bombs are dropping, Jill! We have to get down to the shelter! Hurry!” He hobbled out of the room, Jill joining him on the stairs with their six month old son. The siren was louder in the night air. On the horizon was a horribly bright light, and a pluming cloud in the shape of a mushroom. He opened the door to the underground shelter, ushering his wife and son down the stairs, frightened and anxious and…salivating. *     *     *     *    *  Say Hello to Joe Konrath J.A. Konrath is the author of seven novels in the Lt. Jacqueline “Jack” Daniels thriller series, Whiskey Sour, Bloody Mary, Rusty Nail, Dirty Martini, Fuzzy Navel, Cherry Bomb, and Shaken (coming in October, 2010.) Under the name Jack Kilborn he wrote the horror novel Afraid. Two more Jack Kilborn novels, Endurance and Trapped, have just been released. Under the name Joe Kimball, he also writes sci-fi, which is set in 2054 Chicago and features Jack Daniels’ grandson as the hero. SERIAL, by Jack Kilborn and Blake Crouch, a free ebook about serial killers, was one of the top Kindle Store downloads of 2009, and SERIAL UNCUT (Extended Edition) is now available in the Kindle Store for $2.99. Konrath has also released several other books on Amazon Kindle, most of them for just $2.99 each, including: Truck Stop – A Jack Daniels novella The List – A police technothriller (Jack Daniels makes a cameo) Shot of Tequila – A heist thriller (Jack Daniels is a supporting character) Origin – A horrific technothriller about Satan Disturb – A horror thriller about medical experiments Planter’s Punch – A Jack Daniels novella written with Tom Schreck Floaters – A Jack Daniels novella written with Henry Perez Suckers – A Harry McGalde novella writeen with Jeff Strand Newbie’s Guide to Publishing – Over 360,000 words of writing advice You can visit Joe at www.JAKonrath.com

I ordered my Kindle in May from Amazon and am sorta disappointed that the price dropped so much. I wish they would give those of us who purchased a Kindle within one month of the price change a $50 credit for books. Does anyone else agree with me?

If you’ve been thinking about buying a Kindle DX — the one with the 9.7″-inch display, long battery life, native PDF reader, zoom and pan, sunshine-friendly e-Ink display and free 3G wireless and basic web browser with no monthly fees — here’s an offer that may get your attention.

Amazon is now offering refurbished Kindle DX units in the $350 to $370 price range with a basic one-year warranty, while supplies last. The price for a new Kindle DX with Global 3G remains, for now, at $489. Thanks to Andrys Basten for her post on this news.

Here are links to the refurbished models:

• Refurbished Kindle DX with Global Wireless – $369.99
• Refurbished Kindle DX with U.S. Wireless – $349.99

In addition to the basic one-year warranty, these refurbished units are covered by Amazon’s free 30-day return policy and have generally been described by buyers as “just like new,” but it is worth noting that, rather strangely, they are shipped without the Kindle AC adaptor plug, which will mean you’d have to spend another $9-$10 on something like this.

The free Kindle books just keep on coming today!

Erotique

Hunting Evander

Desire in the Dark

Saturday Night Fever

Larkspur

Hot for the Reunion

Not Just an Orgy

Danu, The Return

Tessa’s Ambassador

His Voice, His Command

Haunted by the Past

Interlude in Pearl

Playing Hardball

Hot Moon Rising

Peak Energy

Better Late Than Never

Nocked for a Loop

Spirit’s Release

Master’s Thief

Eland

First Taste

Changing Perspective

Shapeshifter’s Craving

Her Very Special Robot

Take Me

Kayla’s Birthday Present

The Bad Widow

Seychelles Sunset

Scoring

Sin Eater

Door Prize

The Next Big Thing

Christmas Scandal-Not!

Song of the Swan

Message for Minerva

Waiting at Eros

Unexpected Comfort

Stakeout for Love

Maui Heat

Tween Hopeful and Hopeless

Red Satin

Just Like Old Times

Wild Woman

Goodbye Blues, Hello Love

In Between: A Katie Parker Production (Act I)

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How cool is this?

We’ve got a pretty incredible bounty of free promotional books to share with you in the Kindle Store this morning. I’ll start out with the lone children’s title in hopes that it doesn’t get totally lost among the steamy romances, naughty nooners, romantic stakeouts, and erotica that follow…

In Between: A Katie Parker Production (Act I) by Jenny B. Jones (18 reviews at Amazon.com) Children’s Fiction

Christmas Scandal-Not! by Jeanne Savery

The Next Big Thing by Madelle Morgan 

Song of the Swan by Kelly Ferjutz 

Waiting at Eros by Rosemary Laurey 

Unexpected Comfort by Kelly Ferjutz 

Wild Woman by Cara Lyle 

Tween Hopeful and Hopeless by Sam Cheever 

Red Satin by Barbara Miller 

Maui Heat by Ari Thatcher 

Stakeout for Love by Christie Walker Bos 

Goodbye Blues, Hello Love by Christie Walker Bos 

Just Like Old Times by Hetty St. James 

Message for Minerva by Jean Hart Stewart 

Stumbling On Wins in Basketball

Clearing the Mind for Creativity

Kindle Nation Daily Free Book Alert, Step-by-Step Tip: Amazon & Open Library Collaborate So You Can Send Tens of Thousands of Free eBooks Directly to Your Kindle via Whispernet

by Candace Calvert

Winter’s Passage by Julie Kagawa

The Dangerous Dimension

The Last Drop

Two mid-day additions to our updated list of dozens of free Kindle promotional titles:

Even Now by Karen Kingsbury
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Violet Dawn by Brandilynn Collins

The One Year Daily Insights with Zig Ziglar 

by Dwight “Ike” Reighard 5.0 out of 5 stars (2 customer reviews)

Love Comes Softly 

(Love Comes Softly Series, Book 1) by Janette Oke 4.8 out of 5 stars (104 customer reviews) 

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