It's not Baen re-evaulating, it's Baen having to do what the authors want with their ebooks. Some authors don't realise the value the free library has provided in getting people reading new authors.
I'd never have bought any David Webber books had it not been for reading quite a few of them in the baen free library and fifth imperium.
Reminds me of the thread a few weeks back where an author was quoted as saying (a year or so ago) that the fifth imperium was a pirate site (paraphrased) for giving away her ebooks, despite the license agreement of the CD allowing it.
If an author only has one book to their name, then sure it would make no sense to have it in the free library, but once you start having several series to your name, there is really no down side to letting people sample the first book in a series. Get them hooked, sell the rest.
Still, nothing wrong with authors not wanting to be in the free library, it should be their choice after all. Their loss or their gain either way
