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Originally Posted by DaringNovelist
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.
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
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Agreed and agreed. If the only way some readers will take a chance on an unknown is to offer the work for free, then that's an option available to the author. The downside, at least from the feedback I've gotten, is that a lot of free downloads are simply pushed to the back of already bulging TBR lists and may or may not ever be read. No guarantees of anything in this life. Just the way it is. If you're going to be a writer, worrying about such things is plain old counterproductive.
And yes, I think Smashwords is a gem too. A lot of what gets published there qualifies as non-gems (trying to be polite), that is true, but Smashwords itself has become a wonderful home for a lot of very good writers who either can't get the traditional publishers to give them a whirl, or simply want to keep control of their own destiny and income.