Ask Slashdot: Funding Models For a Free E-book?

Posted by samzenpus on Sunday October 28, 2012 @06:10PM from the free-is-not-free dept.

danspalding writes "I'm an adult education teacher in SF who wrote an e-book about how to teach adults. It will be available to download for free in January 2013. I Kickstarted enough money for editing, design and publicity, but not enough to pay me anything up front. I'm considering making a $1, $10 and $25 version available from Amazon as a way for folks to donate money to me, as well as a straight up PayPal link on my site. Is it possible to produce quality material for teachers to download for free in a way that's economically sustainable? Might readers accidentally pay for a copy without realizing there's a free download and get angry? And where should I host the free-to-download version?"

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Black or white, off or on... by Anonymous Coward · 2012-10-28 19:25 · Score: 2, Funny

College professors and dimming switch companies hate folks like you, but every priest is sure to love you.
His email is teachrdan@gmail.com - Really?! by Anonymous Coward · 2012-10-28 19:38 · Score: 0, Funny

So let me get this straight, he's an education instructor who can't spell the word "teacher" in his email address?!