Who benefits from free eBooks?
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Re: Who benefits from free eBooks?
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Wishing you GOOD READING - and meanwhile a suggestion to the Book and Reading Discussion Forums for Readers - why not show posts in latest date order?
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After all, who buys the cow when the milk is free?
Although it seems counter-intuitive, free books actually can boost long-term business potential. In today’s digital age, the best outlet is the eBook, which offers advantages other publishing opportunities can’t.
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Reader gets a free reading, and the author free publicity.
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Valid point Fran. I agree with you to an extent. Except for old classics that are no longer copy protectedFran wrote:I am be very sceptical of free ebooks (excluding public domain books of course) ...... it does strike me that if the author doesn't think his/her work is worth paying for then why on earth would they think I'd want to spend my valuable time reading it. IMO something free is generally not worth a whole lot .... but that's just me!
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- title is the first in a series and their hoping to loop you in.
- it's really just a short story that's the first chapter or so to a novel that they hope you will buy.
- the author is trying to establish themselves as an expert in a field and get clients to sell to
- the book was self published and the author is hoping that readers will rate it and it typos more kindly if free
- author knows book is great and wants to quickly generate high ratings so they can raise the price later
Once I finally write something I would consider offering it for free for a limited time.
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So I definitely think the author benefits if their book is a good book.
The reader benefits obviously.
I know people say that amazon benefits because people need an ereader and I would agree with that but keep in mind you can read this books on your computer/phone not necessarily an ereader
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