The first few weeks of Papermill, an Instapaper client for Android

Re:The first few weeks of Papermill, an Instapaper client fo... by ja27 on Tuesday April 03, 2012 @06:57AM (#3792365)

"Given that the media coverage and user interest has already far exceeded what I expected, I find it hard to believe the sales rate could increase, let alone maintain their current rate."

Isn't this a big stumbling block for indie developers? It wouldn't surprise me one bit to see sales continue to increase.

He mentions the lack of sales on Amazon. My impression is that Amazon buyers really like seeing some reviews, maybe more than any other app store. So doing whatever it takes to get those first reviews could open up the Amazon market. The $4.00 price there could be working against him. Getting it to $3.99 might make a difference to a buyer.

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Re:The first few weeks of Papermill, an Instapaper client fo... by star_fox64 on Tuesday April 03, 2012 @07:17AM (#3792423)

Lowering the price might work, but more than from 4 bucks to 3.99. Something like lowering it to 0.79 might bring in some users.

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Re:The first few weeks of Papermill, an Instapaper client fo... by ja27 on Tuesday April 03, 2012 @08:34AM (#3792628)

Yes, but they're often not the users you want. Especially with needing an Instapaper subscription, I don't think 99 cents (or lower) is a good place for this app.

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