Ramen,
First of all, good "Big Brother" response, cool and measured. For the record, no, I didn't take any of it the wrong way. As I've said before, I'm trying to facilitate solutions to the e-book industry's problems, and discussing alternatives is what we do around here.
The only thing I'll comment on, therefore, is the last item:
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Originally Posted by Ramen
Also, there is a thing I don't understand. Why doesn't your industry release 80% of each book for free in public formats? - If you want to finish reading the book, you will buy the missing 20%.
- There is no risk to the consumer of buying a book he will not like. Of course, this case would be a "lost sale" for the industry but on the other hand, consumers could simply pick a book and start reading. Surely this would increase exposure.
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A lot of e-book publishers (including myself) make part of the e-book available for free to read, although I doubt anyone is making 80% available. Most of us offer 1-2 chapters... more like 10-20%. But making more of the book available is worth considering.