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Originally Posted by scveteran
I can see saying that you would like to check out the author's work at a library. I would disagree with the idea that the author should need to give some of works free of charge before people buy their works. Seems too much like a sense of entitlement to me.
BTW, for those who know me. I just got back out of the hospital again. Had a heart cath this time. So I have been out of touch for a few days.
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BexBits didn't say that authors should be required to provide something for free, only that he or she is less likely to buy it if they don't. And as an author, I have no problem with that.
Amazon has put us authors in a difficult position. Amazon is where most of the sales come from, so we really must offer books there - but they don't allow Indie authors or very small publishers to offer books for free, and it's also in the contract that you can't offer a book anywhere else for cheaper than you offer it at Amazon.
I understand their reasons, and I wonder if we authors should start a campaign for them to let us "earn" the right to offer freebies. Even if it's a high threshold, like allowing us to offer one of out ten free or something.
At the moment, all we can do is offer Smashwords coupons. (Smashwords is a gem - both with the coupons and allowing the 50 percent samples.)
Camille