It disappoints in every way, you can't even check yesterdays stats.
Usually too early you don't want many low paying customer which would imply too much support while you iterate quickly. A low number of high paying customer is much better.
It's also easier to lower the cost later than increasing it. It's hard early on to find the right price point.
If he doesn't sale as much as he want, he will adapt.
If he had offered it for free initially, haters would say the author must think it is worthless.
This place is the last bastion of civility on the internet. Let's keep it constructive. Pretty please?