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Originally Posted by DiapDealer
Correct me if I'm wrong, but "timed reminders" sounds suspiciously like nag-ware. You're not suggesting that people get used to pop-ups during their reading experience are you? Beginning and End I have no problem with.
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What about reminders between chapters?
I think the best way to get people to donate is to offer them something extra that they wouldn't otherwise get. An extra free story featuring some of the characters, a "badge" for Facebook, inclusion on the priority/advance reading list for the next book, that sort of thing.
People just wouldn't donate out of the kindness of their hearts, or at least not enough of them would.
What works with the current system, both for realbooks and ebooks, is that some people want to buy them new and some people want them second hand because it's cheaper and they don't mind waiting a bit longer to read them.
There's no real reason why ebook sales couldn't cater to both types of readers. Premium prices while there is enough demand for them, followed by stepped reductions in price as demand drops off until you reach 2nd hand paperback levels. By then the writer will have something new to sell at a premium price, so it all starts again.