Thread: Massive wave of ebook piracy?
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Old 11-07-2010, 01:18 PM   #569
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Originally Posted by Andrew H. View Post
I understand their *pricing scheme* fine (and not having to pay Amazon 30% for distributing their books means that they probably make about the same on a $6 book as they would on a $9. What I don't understand is that they *also* make these books available for free. So you don't have to pay even the $6.
This might help explain why - What the bagel man saw; S. Dubner & S. Leavitt, The New York Times Magazine (June 6, 2004).

(The article is not about ebooks, but the principle is the same - If you've noticed, every free book on Baen has a "Donate to free library" link where the "add to cart" or "buy now" would usually be).
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