Thread: Spalding's Racket-making a noise about indie authors! [on self-publishing post #48]
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Old 09-20-2010, 12:35 PM   #51
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I've even seen a few of such things happening here and on Goodreads.
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While I strongly agree with this from an outright moral and emotional perspective - I've found a lot of anecdotal evidence that seems to point towards it frequently being quite useful to stirring up even more market exposure.
Yeah, being a jerk to your readers may stir up short-term sales, but I have to think you're shooting yourself in the foot in the long-run.
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