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Originally Posted by BearMountainBooks
In the larger scheme of things, Doctorow really isn't offering a product for free. He is offering a carrot. It looks free. It tastes free. But the idea is that if you like carrots, you then pay for the next one. These things appear free, but they are really extended samples.
Just my two cents. Put out here ... for free. 
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Yes, he talks out both sides of his mouth. Gives some things away and sells others. Not that there is anything wrong with that.