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Originally Posted by Giggleton
My question is, is this ethical? On the surface this definitely places a knowledge barrier between those who obtain the book for free and those who wish to obtain the book but due to the price cannot or do not.
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Yes, it is. I don't think it's any different from other kinds of retail strategies: buy 1 get 2, free shami cloth/cleaning product--please tell all your friends, this product comes with a free knife set, etc.
I think it's actually a good thing for authors to be able to set the price whenever they want. They can find the right price that maximizes their profits, and it's not they don't have competition. Readers already have too much to read, and can quickly move on to a cheaper author if the first author doesn't provide that much value for them at that price. May the best writer AND businessperson win.