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I had brought up the Flint essay on Baen for a very good reason... Baen had found, to the industry's chagrin, that giving away previous editions, particularily from series, grew sales. Not of the new release which you would expect, but the very releases that were free.
It seems free is a valid marketing ploy. None of the other publishers seem to heed this datum, going so far as to drm and restrict their offerings. Which do you think is going to increase sales? I really wish Baen hadn't died. We need his leadership now more than ever.
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