Re niche. Yes, do you think the whole sales/marketing process was easier because your target market are quite narrow (ruby, UNIX, programming)?
Would you have priced differently knowing what you now know about discounting effect?
Would you have priced differently knowing what you now know about discounting effect?
If I were targeting the book at sysadmins, for instance, I would have had no idea how to get in front of them or talk to them at their level.
re: pricing, nope. I think the discounting works because it's intermittent and gets people sharing. If I were to lower the price permanently I wouldn't expect sales to remain that high.