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Old 06-08-2011, 04:16 PM   #11
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Originally Posted by apbschmitz View Post
It strikes me that the free sample download puts readers in a place where they have enough information to justify spending $2.99-$4.99 on a novel over 50,000 words.
True, but the price will also be a factor in whether they click through to read the blurb or not, and without that first click they will never get to read the sample.

But for the second book in a series, where the first book was free, I don't think price within that range will be the determining factor. More important would be the number of people who read the first book rather than just downloaded it, and how many of those who liked it notice there is a new one.

Too late now, but it would have been an idea to harvest contact details of people who read the first one so that they could be told about the new one on release day. A mail-in offer for a free story or some other incentive.
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