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Tweet Time RT @iPad_storytime: The logic, logistics & politics of pricing apps http://t.co/m5XrnAsQ Join #storyappchat tonight at 9pm ET to discuss #AppPricing Mon, 21 Jan 2013 00:21:04 +0000 Join us in an hour! #storyappchat: App Pricing | http://t.co/Enhect6I 6pm PT/9pm ET Mon, 21 Jan 2013 01:04:27 +0000 RT @iPad_storytime: Join us in an hour! #storyappchat: App Pricing | http://t.co/Enhect6I 6pm PT/9pm ET Mon, 21 Jan 2013 01:06:26 +0000 Starting in 10 minutes! Tonight's topic for #storyappchat - App Pricing - Everyone welcome ... http://t.co/tFkemdKT Mon, 21 Jan 2013 01:46:07 +0000 RT @iPad_storytime: Starting in 10 minutes! Tonight's topic for #storyappchat - App Pricing - Everyone welcome ... http://t.co/tFkemdKT Mon, 21 Jan 2013 01:48:50 +0000 RT @iPad_storytime: Starting in 10 minutes! Tonight's topic for #storyappchat - App Pricing - Everyone welcome ... http://t.co/tFkemdKT Mon, 21 Jan 2013 01:56:32 +0000 @iPad_storytime hello #storyappchat Mon, 21 Jan 2013 01:56:48 +0000 All righty, just about to ramp up tonite's #storyappchat! Anybody out there ready to go? Show of hands? Mon, 21 Jan 2013 01:59:40 +0000 @DeclicKids Welcome to tonite's #storyappchat! Always great to have you with us :) Mon, 21 Jan 2013 02:00:04 +0000 Starting now! Tonight's topic for #storyappchat - App Pricing - Everyone welcome ... http://t.co/xyz2Wgp5 Mon, 21 Jan 2013 02:00:14 +0000 @brooks_jones #storyappchat hello !:) Mon, 21 Jan 2013 02:00:14 +0000 RT @DavidBFox: Starting now! Tonights topic for #storyappchat - App Pricing - Everyone welcome ... http://t.co/8CKUuUF3 #storyappchat Mon, 21 Jan 2013 02:00:43 +0000 Hi all! #storyappchat Mon, 21 Jan 2013 02:00:46 +0000 I'm here and excited about this topic. I've been thinking a lot about it. #storyappchat Mon, 21 Jan 2013 02:00:57 +0000 @brooks_jones Howdy! #storyappchat Mon, 21 Jan 2013 02:01:13 +0000 @DavidBFox @KarenRobertson @drawbeard @timdemeter Welcome to #storyappchat tonite! Mon, 21 Jan 2013 02:01:26 +0000 @drawbeard Great! We covered it about a year ago, but so much has changed since then! #storyappchat Mon, 21 Jan 2013 02:01:46 +0000 Tonight's topic is: App Pricing - I have several posts in my blog about marketing & pricing: http://t.co/P1Z1eYQT #storyappchat Mon, 21 Jan 2013 02:02:08 +0000 MT @iPad_storytime: Tonight's topic is: App Pricing - I have several posts in my blog about mktg & $$: http://t.co/O7QjOMRk #storyappchat Mon, 21 Jan 2013 02:02:50 +0000 @brooks_jones So true! The market has changed so much. But look at the Top 20 in iTunes and prices are often $3.99/$4.99 #storyappchat Mon, 21 Jan 2013 02:02:51 +0000 @KarenRobertson Indeed. I think as recently as a year ago, prices were at least a dollar lower than that range #storyappchat Mon, 21 Jan 2013 02:03:41 +0000 When analyzing my 650 reviews, I found a bell-curve from $0 to $5 for book apps prices, with $2.99 being the median ... #storyappchat Mon, 21 Jan 2013 02:04:53 +0000 I'd like to see prices on book apps rise to meet the prices in the iBookstore and others like Scholastic Storia #storyappchat Mon, 21 Jan 2013 02:04:54 +0000 @iPad_storytime Do you see any correlation between price and quality/size/production values of the apps? #storyappchat Mon, 21 Jan 2013 02:06:12 +0000 @DavidBFox Excellent ?, David! #storyappchat Mon, 21 Jan 2013 02:06:32 +0000 @brooks_jones Interesting ... what I hear from consumers is that they are waiting for iBookstore prices to drop. #storyappchat Mon, 21 Jan 2013 02:06:41 +0000 @iPad_storytime we set ours at $2.99 way back and left them there. #storyappchat Mon, 21 Jan 2013 02:06:52 +0000 When we first launched our app, we were still unsure where the price should be, so we started it at $3.99. #storyappchat Mon, 21 Jan 2013 02:07:50 +0000 @iPad_storytime I guess as a consumer, so am I! :) Definitely true that many of the books in the iBookstore are overpriced #storyappchat Mon, 21 Jan 2013 02:07:53 +0000 RT @iPad_storytime:650 reviews, I found a bell-curve from $0 to $5 for book apps prices, with $2.99 being the median ... #storyappchat Mon, 21 Jan 2013 02:08:01 +0000 Charging the same for a digital book as a paper one does seem high; the publisher doesn't have any printing or shipping costs. #storyappchat Mon, 21 Jan 2013 02:08:12 +0000 @DavidBFox Not really. The correlation for price of book apps w/ quality is still very tenuous - can feel random to consumers. #storyappchat Mon, 21 Jan 2013 02:08:13 +0000 ...partially on @iPad_storytime's advice, we dropped the first one to $2.99. #storyappchat Mon, 21 Jan 2013 02:08:15 +0000 @iPad_storytime how about within a single publisher? Do you see patterns in how a pub of 10+ story apps price theirs? #storyappchat Mon, 21 Jan 2013 02:09:38 +0000 @drawbeard Exactly, in spite of the big print pubs protesting to the contrary, I think consumers agree with you. I know I do #storyappchat Mon, 21 Jan 2013 02:09:51 +0000

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@drawbeard We've been focusing on Kindle ebooks for the past 3 months... publishing both ebooks and print. #storyappchat Mon, 21 Jan 2013 02:10:15 +0000 RT @brooks_jones: Id like to see prices on book apps rise to meet the prices in iBookstore roxiemunro and others like Scholastic Storia #storyappchat Mon, 21 Jan 2013 02:10:25 +0000 brooks_jones @DavidBFox Have your Kindle sales been as strong as those in iTunes? #storyappchat Mon, 21 Jan 2013 02:10:50 +0000 @drawbeard Amazon recommends setting the ebook price lower than the print book. I don't DavidBFox remember guidelines. #storyappchat Mon, 21 Jan 2013 02:10:57 +0000 roxiemunro Hi guys. #storyappchat Mon, 21 Jan 2013 02:11:02 +0000 @drawbeard We're using 2/3 or 1/2 the price of the print book for the ebook version. DavidBFox #storyappchat Mon, 21 Jan 2013 02:11:17 +0000 Though also, it seems that an app with interactivity and animation should be worth at least as drawbeard much as a fancy static PDF. #storyappchat Mon, 21 Jan 2013 02:11:47 +0000 @brooks_jones No, so far Kindle is far weaker than apps. But we've only started promoting DavidBFox @Annie_Fox's parent book so far... #storyappchat Mon, 21 Jan 2013 02:12:03 +0000 @DavidBFox Right: and if U R in KDP Select, you must price your Kindle book a certain brooks_jones percentage lower than the print version #storyappchat Mon, 21 Jan 2013 02:12:05 +0000 DavidBFox @brooks_jones not the picture books. That's coming in February. #storyappchat Mon, 21 Jan 2013 02:12:28 +0000 @roxiemunro Hi and welcome to #storyappchat tonite! Always a pleasure to have you with brooks_jones us :) Mon, 21 Jan 2013 02:12:37 +0000 @DavidBFox It looks like most unknown titles would be priced $1-2 w/ well known books $4- iPad_storytime 6 & everything else in-between. #storyappchat Mon, 21 Jan 2013 02:12:47 +0000 Authors/agents are grumpy -ebooks are cheap to make, no warehousing or printing, and they roxiemunro only get 25% of retail/15% of net. #storyappchat Mon, 21 Jan 2013 02:12:56 +0000 brooks_jones @roxiemunro Authors get a much bigger slice of the pie if they self-publish #storyappchat Mon, 21 Jan 2013 02:13:27 +0000 RT @drawbeard: it seems that an app with interactivity and animation should be worth at roxiemunro least as much as a fancy static PDF. #storyappchat Mon, 21 Jan 2013 02:13:27 +0000 Overall, consumers are as perplexed as content creators about the iBook prices vs Apple iPad_storytime book apps ... not an attractive deal. #storyappchat Mon, 21 Jan 2013 02:13:47 +0000 Hi storappchatter friends! The hot trend for games is "IAP". Anyone see a way to safely do McFunkypants "freemium" for story book apps? #storyappchat Mon, 21 Jan 2013 02:13:56 +0000 Agree! RT @drawbeard: An app with interactivity and animation should be worth at least as brooks_jones much as a fancy static PDF. #storyappchat Mon, 21 Jan 2013 02:14:02 +0000 DavidBFox @iPad_storytime is that for ebooks or apps? That's within a single publisher? #storyappchat Mon, 21 Jan 2013 02:14:18 +0000 brooks_jones @McFunkypants IAP=In App Purchases, correct? #storyappchat Mon, 21 Jan 2013 02:14:38 +0000 amazon drives a lot of the pricing. They actually want cheaper ebooks than traditional roxiemunro publishers. #storyappchat Mon, 21 Jan 2013 02:15:43 +0000 MT @iPad_storytime: I have several posts in my blog about marketing & pricing: KarenNemethEdM http://t.co/3wSiZ8eX #storyappchat <-went right to it! Mon, 21 Jan 2013 02:15:52 +0000 @McFunkypants You can include the first 10-20% of the app for free with an IAP for someone DavidBFox to buy the rest. #storyappchat Mon, 21 Jan 2013 02:15:52 +0000 @KarenNemethEdM @McFunkypants Welcome to both of you for tonite's #storyappchat! brooks_jones Glad you could make it :) Mon, 21 Jan 2013 02:16:21 +0000 @McFunkypants or if it's a series, maybe the first for free, with people buying the rest within DavidBFox the app with IAP #storyappchat Mon, 21 Jan 2013 02:16:26 +0000 @DavidBFox I've seen this price spread w/ most publishers, although less complex apps can iPad_storytime be $0.99 even w/ major characters. #storyappchat Mon, 21 Jan 2013 02:17:10 +0000 MT @iPad_storytime: analyzing 650 reviews, found bellcurve from $0 - $5 for book apps KarenNemethEdM prices, median $2.99 #storyappchat @analomba Mon, 21 Jan 2013 02:17:37 +0000 I've been considering making 1 intro book in each of my genres (children's PBs and craft how- brooks_jones tos) perma-free, 2 draw people in #storyappchat Mon, 21 Jan 2013 02:17:41 +0000 @iPad_storytime if a pub has a lot of titles/apps, you can afford to price some at $0 or $.99 DavidBFox that includes ads 4 your others #storyappchat Mon, 21 Jan 2013 02:18:35 +0000 If I do that, I'll not go free on my other titles (but may discount them from time to time) brooks_jones #storyappchat Mon, 21 Jan 2013 02:19:05 +0000 roxiemunro I thought IAP were a no-no for children's apps. #storyappchat Mon, 21 Jan 2013 02:19:16 +0000 @roxiemunro I think you may be right on that--I have the impression that Apple (and brooks_jones parents) frown on it #storyappchat Mon, 21 Jan 2013 02:20:00 +0000 drawbeard @roxiemunro True, and I'd think ads would be even more taboo. #storyappchat Mon, 21 Jan 2013 02:20:12 +0000 @roxiemunro I think most people differentiate between IAP where you're trying to addict DavidBFox the kid and get them to keep spending #storyappchat Mon, 21 Jan 2013 02:20:33 +0000 @roxiemunro and ones that include a sample of something, and then a 1-time payment to DavidBFox unlock the rest. #storyappchat Mon, 21 Jan 2013 02:21:03 +0000 DavidBFox

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@brooks_jones Hasn't worked w Treasure Kai! TK1 free-nearly 20,000 downloads.Few xsells to TK2 despite 5 star reviews for TK2! #storyappchat Mon, 21 Jan 2013 02:21:18 +0000 @roxiemunro But in all cases, should be locks/protections so the parent is the one that unlocks, not the child. #storyappchat Mon, 21 Jan 2013 02:21:34 +0000 @brooks_jones yes agree parents frown upon #storyappchat Mon, 21 Jan 2013 02:21:43 +0000 Some apps do a great job w/ IAP. One of my favorite examples is Astra Jigsaw--really made me want 2 unlock an awesome feature! #storyappchat Mon, 21 Jan 2013 02:21:56 +0000 @roxiemunro @drawbeard But, consumer can't see inside to know about the features, so price depends more on how listed on site? #storyappchat Mon, 21 Jan 2013 02:22:05 +0000 Certainly the institutional (schools and libraries)/educational market and their reviewers don't like IAP. #storyappchat Mon, 21 Jan 2013 02:22:15 +0000 Storia and StoryBots do a nice job with IAP, IMHO #storyappchat Mon, 21 Jan 2013 02:22:39 +0000 @roxiemunro I suspect the ROI for links/IAP/Ads in kids apps isn't worth the 'turn-off' factor for much of your audience. #storyappchat Mon, 21 Jan 2013 02:23:26 +0000 I like the idea of having only a partial app free, with a pointer to the full, pay-up-front version. #storyappchat Mon, 21 Jan 2013 02:23:36 +0000 @KarenRobertson Sorry to hear that--what is the price for TK2 again? #storyappchat Mon, 21 Jan 2013 02:23:42 +0000 @DavidBFox Can you also qualify for Amazon 4 for the price of 3 deals with ebooks? #STORYAPPCHAT @analomba Mon, 21 Jan 2013 02:24:00 +0000 @roxiemunro at some point we may have a free app with 3 books available to be unlocked. Would also sell the ones you could buy #storyappchat Mon, 21 Jan 2013 02:24:35 +0000 So, what is ROI ;-)) #storyappchat Mon, 21 Jan 2013 02:24:45 +0000 @brooks_jones During Free TK1 testing, TK2 was $.99 and $1.99. Usual prices - TK1 $3.99 and TK2 $4.99 #storyappchat Mon, 21 Jan 2013 02:25:07 +0000 @roxiemunro ROI = return on investment #storyappchat Mon, 21 Jan 2013 02:25:22 +0000 @roxiemunro ROI = Return on Investment ;-) #storyappchat Mon, 21 Jan 2013 02:25:31 +0000 @DavidBFox @roxiemunro Drives me crazy when lite version is badly made ad for paid stuff. I wouldn't mind if they were honest! #Storyappchat Mon, 21 Jan 2013 02:25:47 +0000 Okkkkaaaayyyy! ROI is always a factor! #storyappchat Mon, 21 Jan 2013 02:26:15 +0000 Does anybody besides Rovio Mobile get a true ROI with their apps? #storyappchat Mon, 21 Jan 2013 02:26:29 +0000 Bye and thanks! Sick tonight (not flu, just wipe-out virus). Will read transcript. #storyappchat Mon, 21 Jan 2013 02:26:31 +0000 @drawbeard Apple will reject a "Lite" version of a book app unless it has IAP for the full version. #storyappchat Mon, 21 Jan 2013 02:27:01 +0000 @KarenRobertson Sorry to hear you aren't feeling well--take it easy tonight, we will serve up the transcript for you tomorrow! #storyappchat Mon, 21 Jan 2013 02:27:02 +0000 @DavidBFox #Storyappchat When granddaughtr sees an ad on an app, hands to me & says "Nannie, they're trying to make me buy something again!" Mon, 21 Jan 2013 02:27:14 +0000 @KarenRobertson sorry Karen! Take care! Thanks for dropping in! #storyappchat Mon, 21 Jan 2013 02:27:19 +0000 Right RT @DavidBFox: @drawbeard Apple will reject a "Lite" version of a book app unless it has IAP for the full version. #storyappchat Mon, 21 Jan 2013 02:27:26 +0000 @KarenRobertson Feel better - I've had that 'wipe-out' virus many time. ;-) #storyappchat Mon, 21 Jan 2013 02:27:40 +0000 Take care, Karen! #storyappchat Mon, 21 Jan 2013 02:27:46 +0000 @DavidBFox Ah! Very good to know. #storyappchat Mon, 21 Jan 2013 02:27:52 +0000 @KarenNemethEdM good! Got her trained! #storyappchat Mon, 21 Jan 2013 02:28:06 +0000 A few, perhaps? RT @brooks_jones: Does anybody besides Rovio Mobile get a true ROI with their apps? #storyappchat Mon, 21 Jan 2013 02:28:11 +0000 MT @roxiemunro: (schools and libraries)/educational market and their reviewers don't like IAP. #storyappchat <-many prohibit them Mon, 21 Jan 2013 02:28:11 +0000 @drawbeard learned that one the hard way #storyappchat Mon, 21 Jan 2013 02:28:31 +0000 MT @roxiemunro: (schools and libraries)/educational market and their reviewers don't like IAP. #storyappchat <-many prohibit them Mon, 21 Jan 2013 02:28:43 +0000 MT @DavidBFox: we may have a free app with 3 books available to be unlocked. Would also sell the ones you could buy #storyappchat @analomba Mon, 21 Jan 2013 02:29:07 +0000 @KarenNemethEdM Not sure about your Amazon 4 for 3 question. Haven't heard of that. #storyappchat Mon, 21 Jan 2013 02:29:08 +0000 RT @DavidBFox: @drawbeard Apple will reject a "Lite" version of a book app unless it has IAP for the full version. #storyappchat Mon, 21 Jan 2013 02:29:34 +0000 We have a Lite version of Roxie's a_MAZE-ing in the app store. #storyappchat Mon, 21 Jan 2013 02:29:38 +0000 @roxiemunro also, you can't give an educational discount for IAP (at least not yet) #storyappchat Mon, 21 Jan 2013 02:30:16 +0000

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RT @DavidBFox: @drawbeard Apple will reject a "Lite" version of a book app unless it has IAP for the full version. #storyappchat Mon, 21 Jan 2013 02:31:23 +0000 @roxiemunro Some got through, many were rejected. If it's considered a book rather than a game, likely to be rejected #storyappchat Mon, 21 Jan 2013 02:31:42 +0000 You guys think parents would be cooler with IAP if there was a parents' section that was away from the content? #storyappchat #storyappchat Mon, 21 Jan 2013 02:31:43 +0000 i'm working on bilingual children's book and a parent/toddler series, so many things to consider - appreciate timing of this! #Storyappchat Mon, 21 Jan 2013 02:32:09 +0000 Our Lite version is still in the App Store. It does have a link. #storyappchat Mon, 21 Jan 2013 02:32:50 +0000 I think it would be really cool to have a freemium app that acted both as a bookstore and a game/story itself #storyappchat #storyappchat Mon, 21 Jan 2013 02:32:52 +0000 @timdemeter I think so. Trick is to provide a way for parents to get into that section where kids can't. e.g., password #storyappchat Mon, 21 Jan 2013 02:32:58 +0000 I've found it very difficult to review apps w/IAP purchase & usually reject them. It's not worth the trouble. #storyappchat Mon, 21 Jan 2013 02:33:19 +0000 @DavidBFox But doesn't it drive you crazy? Surveys show most parents expect to pay 0 - .99 per app, yet complain of ads? #Storyappchat Mon, 21 Jan 2013 02:33:35 +0000 We're starting to put a For Parents button (w/a three-second pause) in our apps. #storyappchat Mon, 21 Jan 2013 02:33:42 +0000 I don't want to invest in an idea if it will make moms and dads mad. (full disclosure: does not have kids) #storyappchat Mon, 21 Jan 2013 02:33:53 +0000 RT @iPad_storytime: I've found it very difficult to review apps w/IAP purchase & usually reject them. Not worth the trouble. #storyappchat Mon, 21 Jan 2013 02:33:59 +0000 @roxiemunro are the mazes in a_MAZE-ing randomly generated or randomly chosen? If it seems different each time, then that's ok #storyappchat Mon, 21 Jan 2013 02:34:03 +0000 RT @roxiemunro: We're starting to put a For Parents button (w/a three-second pause) in our apps. #storyappchat Mon, 21 Jan 2013 02:34:03 +0000 @roxiemunro Apple was preventing identical book content from being in a lite version (like the 1st 5 pages of a book) #storyappchat Mon, 21 Jan 2013 02:34:35 +0000 RT @iPad_storytime: found it very difficult to review apps w/IAP purchase & usually reject them. Its not worth the trouble. #storyappchat Mon, 21 Jan 2013 02:34:36 +0000 RT @KarenNemethEdM: But doesn't it drive U crazy? Surveys show most parents expect 2 pay 0 - .99 per app, yet complain of ads? #Storyappchat Mon, 21 Jan 2013 02:34:41 +0000 @timdemeter #Storyappchat Even those who have kids here may sometime too involved in the biz to guess what other parents want? Mon, 21 Jan 2013 02:35:34 +0000 @roxiemunro good solution (3 second pause) #storyappchat Mon, 21 Jan 2013 02:35:35 +0000 The mazes are random (different on each screen), but don't change each time. However, other stuff does change w/each use. #storyappchat Mon, 21 Jan 2013 02:36:10 +0000 @KarenNemethEdM That's reassuring. Thanks! #storyappchat Mon, 21 Jan 2013 02:36:35 +0000 RT @DavidBFox: @roxiemunro good solution (3 second pause). My brilliant developer, OCG Studios. #storyappchat Mon, 21 Jan 2013 02:36:46 +0000 @KarenNemethEdM if you're talking about banner ads in a kids app, I'd never do that. Also hard to control which ads may show #storyappchat Mon, 21 Jan 2013 02:36:48 +0000 @KarenNemethEdM I have no problem in having an area at the end of the app that lists our other apps #storyappchat Mon, 21 Jan 2013 02:37:19 +0000 @DavidBFox exactly - I've seen banner ads go horribly wrong on nonprofit literacy websites too :( #SToryappchat Mon, 21 Jan 2013 02:37:37 +0000 @roxiemunro that randomness is probably why Apple allowed you 2 have a Lite vers. It makes it a different experience ea time #storyappchat Mon, 21 Jan 2013 02:38:16 +0000 @DavidBFox #storyappchat That's just like print books: "Read more by this author...." Seems literary. Better than popup smacking you in face Mon, 21 Jan 2013 02:38:29 +0000 Sorry ...Actually, the mazes DO change...you can go on different random pathways every time (may not be the solution though). #storyappchat Mon, 21 Jan 2013 02:39:05 +0000 @KarenNemethEdM me too. learned that lesson back in the 90s when we had a teen website. Even w/assurances, can't control it #storyappchat Mon, 21 Jan 2013 02:39:30 +0000 Another issue I encounter: claiming they offer many languages, but you find when you open it that each of those costs extra #Storyappchat Mon, 21 Jan 2013 02:39:33 +0000 Yes! RT @KarenNemethEdM: Another issue: claiming they offer many languages, but when you open it each of those costs extra #Storyappchat Mon, 21 Jan 2013 02:40:07 +0000 RT @DavidBFox: @roxiemunro that randomnessis why Apple allowed Lite vers. It makes it a different experience ea time #storyappchat Mon, 21 Jan 2013 02:40:34 +0000 That's not good...bait & switch (costing more for more languages) #storyappchat Mon, 21 Jan 2013 02:41:34 +0000

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RT @roxiemunro: That's not good...bait & switch (costing more for more languages) KarenNemethEdM #storyappchat #appdev #edapps #appsined #ellchat :) Mon, 21 Jan 2013 02:44:09 +0000 Anybody want to share their favorite book apps that successfully employ the freemium brooks_jones model? #storyappchat Mon, 21 Jan 2013 02:44:24 +0000 @McFunkypants sure, I've seen that a lot - first two chapters for free, then IAP to unlock trifanatical other chapters. #storyappchat Mon, 21 Jan 2013 02:44:56 +0000 @KarenNemethEdM @roxiemunro you'll see lots of 1-star reviews by people disappointed DavidBFox they didn't get what they expected #storyappchat Mon, 21 Jan 2013 02:44:57 +0000 Besides the bookshelf apps (Storia, PlayTales and many others), I can't think of too many that brooks_jones make it work #storyappchat Mon, 21 Jan 2013 02:45:11 +0000 brooks_jones @trifanatical Welcome to #storyappchat tonite! Thanks for joining us :) Mon, 21 Jan 2013 02:45:34 +0000 @DavidBFox That's my favorite thing - when people get something free that wasn't meant for KarenNemethEdM them at all, give it one star :P #storyappchat Mon, 21 Jan 2013 02:46:08 +0000 NKnauth @McFunkypants bonus chapters or alternate artwork? #storyappchat Mon, 21 Jan 2013 02:46:57 +0000 roxiemunro Karen (Kai) says that you lose one rating star when you briefly go free. #storyappchat Mon, 21 Jan 2013 02:47:26 +0000 DavidBFox @brooks_jones what about reading rainbow? #storyappchat Mon, 21 Jan 2013 02:47:41 +0000 RT @KarenNemethEdM: @DavidBFox my favorite thing - people get something free that roxiemunro wasnt meant for them & give it one star #storyappchat Mon, 21 Jan 2013 02:48:18 +0000 @roxiemunro we've been pretty luck with that. No hits on our overall ratings when we've DavidBFox gone free for a few days. #storyappchat Mon, 21 Jan 2013 02:48:32 +0000 drawbeard Does going free for a few days boost sales at all afterwards? #storyappchat Mon, 21 Jan 2013 02:49:48 +0000 Yes, right, David? RT @drawbeard: Does going free for a few days boost sales at all brooks_jones afterwards? #storyappchat Mon, 21 Jan 2013 02:50:15 +0000 #Storyappchat I wonder if any of you are going to #eetcconf Early Education Tech Conf? KarenNemethEdM Wonder if any presos on how tech providers do busines Mon, 21 Jan 2013 02:50:31 +0000 @drawbeard It can, just by word of mouth, since there may be a lot of buzz during the sale DavidBFox #storyappchat Mon, 21 Jan 2013 02:50:53 +0000 @DavidBFox I've heard good things about Reading Rainbow but haven't tried that one. brooks_jones Would like to know how it sells #storyappchat Mon, 21 Jan 2013 02:50:54 +0000 We had "Roxie's Doors" free for 24 hrs a while ago & lost a star. Since then, 5 stars more or roxiemunro less returned, but still... #storyappchat Mon, 21 Jan 2013 02:51:06 +0000 DavidBFox @drawbeard but it drops off after 1-2 days usually. #storyappchat Mon, 21 Jan 2013 02:51:07 +0000 KarenNemethEdM RT @NKnauth: @McFunkypants bonus chapters or alternate artwork? #storyappchat Mon, 21 Jan 2013 02:51:17 +0000 RT @DavidBFox: @drawbeard It can, just by word of mouth, since there may be a lot of buzz drawbeard during the sale #storyappchat Mon, 21 Jan 2013 02:51:54 +0000 RT @DavidBFox: @drawbeard It can, just by word of mouth, since there may be a lot of buzz roxiemunro during the sale #storyappchat Mon, 21 Jan 2013 02:51:59 +0000 Here's hoping we get some price stabilization in 2013. Will be interesting to see what brooks_jones happens! #storyappchat Mon, 21 Jan 2013 02:54:11 +0000 RT @brooks_jones: Here's hoping we get some price stabilization in 2013. Will be interesting KarenNemethEdM to see what happens! #storyappchat Mon, 21 Jan 2013 02:54:39 +0000 @DavidBFox Is the first Middle School Confidential app still your biggest seller? brooks_jones #storyappchat Mon, 21 Jan 2013 02:55:16 +0000 @brooks_jones Yes, our Middle School Confidential apps are our only iOS apps, and they're DavidBFox consistent sellers. #storyappchat Mon, 21 Jan 2013 02:57:46 +0000 @DavidBFox Glad to hear that--so they easily eclipse your stuff in the Kindle store so far? brooks_jones #storyappchat Mon, 21 Jan 2013 02:58:25 +0000 Amazing how the #storyappchat hour flies by each week! Thanks to everyone who stopped brooks_jones by to talk about app pricing. Mon, 21 Jan 2013 03:00:24 +0000 @brooks_jones about 90-95% of our app sales are on iOS with the remainder across all DavidBFox Android platforms #storyappchat Mon, 21 Jan 2013 03:00:53 +0000 brooks_jones Remember to visit the #storyappchat blog tomorrow for the transcript: http://t.co/PwzChdfi Mon, 21 Jan 2013 03:01:08 +0000 Great insights about "App Pricing"! See transcript Mon Thank you to co-hosts iPad_storytime @brooks_jones & @DavidBFox. Sundays are for #storyappchat Mon, 21 Jan 2013 03:01:17 +0000 roxiemunro Great to chat, folks....always so helpful. #storyappchat Mon, 21 Jan 2013 03:01:35 +0000 Went fast! Thanks cohosts @brooks_jones and @iPad_storytime and for everyone who DavidBFox participated! #storyappchat Mon, 21 Jan 2013 03:01:35 +0000 And as always, I am completely indebted to @iPad_storytime and @DavidBFox who co-host brooks_jones #storyappchat with me week after week! Mon, 21 Jan 2013 03:01:47 +0000 RT @brooks_jones: Remember to visit the #storyappchat blog tomorrow for the transcript: iPad_storytime http://t.co/PwzChdfi Mon, 21 Jan 2013 03:02:03 +0000 drawbeard Thanks everyone! Definitely a lot of information to digest! #storyappchat Mon, 21 Jan 2013 03:02:51 +0000

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#storyappchat App Pricing January 20, 2013 RT @KarenNemethEdM: #Storyappchat I wonder if any of you are going to #eetcconf Early Education Tech Conf? Wonder if any presos on how tech providers do busines RT @DavidBFox: @brooks_jones about 90-95% of our app sales are on iOS with the remainder across all Android platforms #storyappchat @brooks_jones I must get involved with #storyappchat. Where can I learn more about it? @tarabenwell Check out http://t.co/G5dujosY -- we chat every Sunday 6-7pm PT/9-10pm ET #storyappchat RT @roxiemunro: That's not good...bait & switch (costing more for more languages) #storyappchat #appdev #eda... http://t.co/j9l6YQyU RT @DavidBFox: @brooks_jones about 90-95% of our app sales are on iOS with the remainder across all Android platforms #storyappchat RT @brooks_jones: Right RT @drawbeard Apple will reject a "Lite" version of a book app unless it has IAP for the full version. #storyappchat RT @brooks_jones: Does anybody besides Rovio Mobile get a true ROI with their apps? #storyappchat Topic for the 1/20/13 #storyappchat: App Pricing http://t.co/TBBNbbnQ via @wordpressdotcom

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