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Sharing Doesn't Hurt

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the all-i-need-to-know-i-learned-in-kindergarten dept.

Freeptop writes "Here's a fun followup to an old slashdot article: Eric Flint just posted another Prime Palaver article on the Baen Free Library. In this article of his, he talks about the effects of posting his books for free on the library. Specifically, he uses his own royalty statements to show that sales for his books have gone up whenever he has made them available for free. As usual, Mr. Flint writes a well thought out article demonstrating the pointlessness of encrypting e-books, and this time, he has proof to back up his assumptions."

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  1. Re:Like the idea... by malibucreek · · Score: 3, Funny
    To quote...

    "The ideas are free... but the median can be charged for."

    So give away books that are really good, or ones that really suck. It's just the ones in the middle people have to pay for.

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    Why is it called COMMON sense when so few people have it?

  2. The wife factor by sunset · · Score: 5, Funny
    In addition to the improved readability of the printed page, I'm pretty sure it has a special appeal to those of us with wives, or near-equivalents.

    Because, you see, for some reason reading a book in the same room with our SO counts as "quality time together"; but reading the same book online counts as "he's obsessed with that damn computer."

  3. Re:Imagine that! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    Well, except for the few years part, there already is a free, easy, and legal way to preview the boxster. I believe they call it a test drive.

  4. Re:Imagine that! by larry+bagina · · Score: 2, Funny

    Try wiping your ass on a palm pilot.

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    Do you even lift?

    These aren't the 'roids you're looking for.