MELBOURNE, FL— COVID-19 has everyone worries. With cases on the rise, and the economic impacts felt around the globe, many people are struggling to meet basic needs. Disposable income has become a luxury many simply do not enjoy in 2020.
G.W. Pomichter, an author and the host of the Internet talk show series the Hangin With Web Show, announced today, that to do his part in this time of need, he would be lowering the price of his books as much as he was able.
The independent author said that means for Apple iOS and iBook readers as well as Barnes and Noble Nook readers all of his titles will be FREE of charge.
For Amazon Kindle readers, who shop for books on the wildly popular amazon online platform or on their portable Kindle devices, the electronic copies of his books would be less than $1.
“The lowest price afforded to me as an amazon author is $0.99,” said Pomichter. “So, that is what I have done. I have lowered the price to under $1 for Kindle readers.”
Since Amazon’s website does at times guarantee price matches for books, Pomichter says he encourages Amazon shoppers to mention the Nook and Apple Deals.
Pomichter said that he hopes that the deals will encourage readers to download his work and enjoy an evening or two of reading adventures.
“It is in tough times that we all need an escape,” he said. “These are the times when our heroes and our villains provide the much needed catharsis from daily life..”
Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, many have been self-isolating at home, some have been out of work and still others practicing as mush smart social distancing as possible. For many independent authors, this has meant that conferences, conventions and other places where book sales occur have been cancelled or postponed. While the economic impacts of these events is still unclear, and for many could be devastating, Pomichter sees another impact as well.
“If we can’t table and sell books,” he said, “that means that readers can’t find and buy them. The impacts are doubled. It’s important that we do what we can to help ease minds and entertain audiences, much the same way film companies have through streaming.”
To that end, Pomichter made the descision to lower the cost of his works for a limited time, but has said he has not determined the time limit as yet.
“I’ll make these prices available as long as it feels right,” he said. “I already told these stories. They are already on the page. They aren’t any good to anyone sitting on a server or in a shelf. These stories want to be read. They want to be told. They long to be enjoyed. I hope that’s what will happen.”
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