@typhlosion i've done okay with a pay-what-you-want model in the past, but i guess it depends on what you want out of it - i could afford to do that since i was just kinda doing it for funsies.
elsewise, i'd follow the minimum wage rule, assuming that the average simple reading is the equivalent of an hour's 'normal' work in terms of effort. $7+ seems to be what most serious readers on etsy charge, in any case, and i'd be happy paying that if i knew the person was quality 