A few years ago crime-fiction novelist Andrew Vachss searialized his first unpublished novel called A BOMB BUILT IN HELL on Amazon. Amazon posted a few chapters a day and gave the thing away for free.
Shortly after, Vachss posted the entire novel on his website in PDF format for free download.
Vachss certainly seems to embrace the give-em-something-free and they'll buy something too model. His website is full of short stories, novel excerpts and years worth of his non-fiction writing. [Samples: short stories & novel excerpts]
From what I've read in interviews and heard him say at book signings, he's been really pleased with the reaction others have to the free stuff. He also feels it gives him a wider audience, because novels are slow to be published overseas. So he can build new, loyal readers for when work is available for them to buy there.
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A few years ago crime-fiction novelist Andrew Vachss searialized his first unpublished novel called A BOMB BUILT IN HELL on Amazon. Amazon posted a few chapters a day and gave the thing away for free.
Shortly after, Vachss posted the entire novel on his website in PDF format for free download.
Vachss certainly seems to embrace the give-em-something-free and they'll buy something too model. His website is full of short stories, novel excerpts and years worth of his non-fiction writing. [Samples: short stories & novel excerpts]
From what I've read in interviews and heard him say at book signings, he's been really pleased with the reaction others have to the free stuff. He also feels it gives him a wider audience, because novels are slow to be published overseas. So he can build new, loyal readers for when work is available for them to buy there.